citation → cite + (ate + ion)
recitation

Base: <cite>

Denotation: from L. citare ‘to quote’

coloration → color + (ate + ion)
colorization
discoloration

Free base: <color>

Ref: Kit 6, Theme F

combination
→ combine + (ate + ion)

Bound base: <bine>

Related words: binary

Etymology: Origin: 1375–1425; late ME combinen from LL combīnāre, from com- ‘together’ + -bīnāre, from bīnī ‘by twos’

commendation
→ commend + (ate + ion)
→ com + mend
recommendation

Base: <mend>

Related words: commendable

Denotation:

compilation
→ com + pile + (ate + ion)

Denotation: from ME. compilen, from OF.  compiler, probably from L. compīlāre, ‘to plunder’  : com- + pīla, heap (of stones), pillar.

condemnation
→ condemn + (ate + ion)
indemnification

configuration
→ configure + (ate + ion)
transfiguration

confrontation
→ confront + (ate + ion)

conservation
→ conserve + (ate + ion)
observation, preservation  reservation

consolation
→ console + (ate + ion)
→ con + sole

Denotation: from Fr. consoler, from OF., from L. cōnsōlārī : com- + sōlārī, to comfort.

consultation
→ consult + (ate + ion)

continuation
→ continue (ate + ion)
discontinuation

Denotation:

Ref: Kit 2, Theme G

damnation → damn + (ate + ion)

defamation
→ defame + (ate + ion)

degradation
→ degrade + (ate + ion)

demolition
→ demole + (ite + ion)

Base: <demole >

Related words: demolish

Etymology: Origin: 1540–50; from L démōlītiō, from démōlīt(us) from L démōlīrī ‘to destroy’, from dé- + mōlīrī ‘to set in motion, struggle’

deportation
→ deport + (ate + ion)
→ de + port
exportation, importation,  transportation

Base: <port >

Related words: deport, report, import

Denotation: L.: portāre ‘to carry’

destination
→ destine + (ate + ion)
predestination

Base: < destine>

Related words: destiny

distillation → distil + (ate + ion)

Denotation: from ME. distillen, from OF., distiller, from L. distillāre, variant of dēstillāre, ‘to trickle’  : dē-  + stillāre, ‘to drip’, from stilla, ‘drop’

divination → divine + (ate + ion)

documentation
→ document + (ate + ion)

duration → dure + (ate + ion)

Bound base: <dure>

Related words: endure, durable

embarkation
→ embark + (ate + ion)
disembarkation

encrustation
→ encrust + (ate + ion)
incrustation

exaltation → exalt + (ate + ion)

examination
→ examine + (ate + ion)

Base: <examine>

Etymology: M.E. examinen, from O.F. examiner, from L. exāmināre, from exāmen, ‘a weighing out’, from exigere, ‘to weigh out’ (Farheen)

exhalation → exhale + (ate + ion)
inhalation

exhortation
→ exhort + (ate + ion)

exhumation
→ exhume + (ate + ion)

Denotation: from Fr. exhumer, from Medieval L. exhumāre :from  L. humus, ‘ground’

experimentation
→ experiment + (ate + ion)

explanation
→ explane + (ate + ion)

exploitation
→ exploit + (ate + ion)

exploration
→ explore + (ate + ion)

exultation → exult + (ate + ion)

fermentation
→ ferment + (ate + ion)

flirtation → flirt + (ate + ion)

floatation → float + (ate + ion)
flotation

formation → form + (ate + ion) formulation, formalization,
 conformation, deformation, disinformation,  information, malformation, misinformation, reformation, transformation

foundation → found + (ate + ion)

Base: <found>

Related words: founded, founder, fundamental

Etymology: M.E. fundacioun, from L. fundātiō, fundātiōn-, from fundātus, past participle of fundāre, ‘to lay the groundwork for’ see found M.E. founden, from O.F. fonder, from L. fundāre, from fundus, ‘bottom’. (Farheen)

Note: Farheen found several meanings for the base element which caused a little confusion until she went back to <foundation> itself.

Base or stem taking combined suffixes <-ation> & <-ition>

acclamation
→ ac + clame + (ate + ion)
declamation, exclamation proclamation, reclamation

Twin base: < claim / clame >?

Related words: acclaim, declaim, exclaim, proclaim, reclaim

Etymology: from L. acclāmāre : ad-  + clāmāre, ‘to shout, call out’; (Allegra)

accusation
→ ac+ cuse + (ate + ion)

Base: <cuse>

Related words: excuse, cause

Etymology: Origin: 1250–1300;ME.  acusen, from OF accuser, from L. accūsāre : ad- + causa, ‘lawsuit, to call to account’. (Allegra)

accreditation
→ ac + credit + (ate + ion)

Base: <credit>

Denotation: from L créditum ‘loan’, from créditus, ptp. of crédere ‘to believe, confide, entrust, give credit’

Ref: Kit 4, Theme I

adaptation → adapt + (ate + ion)
adaption →  ad + apt + ion

Base: <apt>

Related words: aptitude

Denotation: from L. apere, aptus ‘fit, join’

addition → add + (ite + ion)

Base : <add>

Etymology: ME., from OF., from L. additiō,  from additus, ptp. of addere, to add. (Allegra)

abomination
→  ab + omine + (ate + ion)

Base: <omine>

Related words: abominable, ominous

Denotation: from L. omen, ominis ‘omen’

acquisition
→ ac + quise +(ite + ion)
disquisition, inquisition requisition → requisite + ion

Base: <quise / quire> ?

Related words: acquire, inquire, enquiry

Denotation:

admiration
→ ad + mire + (ate + ion)

Bound base: <mire>

Related words: miracle, mirage

Etymology: Fr.  admirer, from OF. amirer, from L. admīrārī, ‘to wonder at’ : ad-  + mīrārī, ‘to wonder’ from mīrus, ‘wonderful’. (Allegra)

affirmation
→ af + firm + (ate + ion)
confirmation, reaffirmation

Base: <firm>

Related words: affirm, confirm, reaffirm

 (Danny)

afforestation
→ af + forest + (ate + ion)
deforestation, reforestation reafforestation

Base: <forest> (Andrés)

alteration → alter + (ate + ion)

Base: <alter>

Related words: alternate, altercate

Denotation: from L: alter ‘other’ ??

application
→ ap + plic + (ate + ion)
complication, duplication explication, supplication, misapplication, replication multiplication, implication

Twin base: <ply / plic>

Related words : apply, comply, imply, multiply, supply

Etymology: from Latin applicāre, to affix  : ad-, ad- + plicāre, to fold together (Allegra)

Ref: Kit 3, Theme F

argumentation
→ argu(e) + ment + (ate + ion)

Base : <argue> (back formation from <argument>)

Etymology: M.E, from O.F., from L argūmentum, from arguere, ‘to make clear’ (Allegra)

Ref: Kit 2, Theme G

attestation
→ at + test + (ate + ion)
detestation, protestation

Denotation: from L: testāri ‘to be witness’

audition → aud + (ite + ion)

Bound base: <aud>

Related words: auditory, audio, audience

Etymology: L. audītiō, audītiōn-, from audītus, past participle of audīre, ‘to hear’ (Allegra)

augmentation
→ augment + (ate + ion)

Bound base: <aug>

Related words: augment

Denotation: from L.

Ref: Kit 6, Theme A

aviation → avi + (ate +ion)

Base: <avi>

Related words: aviary

botheration →
bother + (ate + ion)

Base: <bother>
Related words: bothersome, bothered
Denotation: ‘pester, annoy’

Etymology:   possibly from Irish Gaelic bodhar ‘deaf, vexed’; (Allegra)

cancellation
→ cancel + (ate + ion)

Free base: <cancel>

Denotation: from L. cancellus ‘lattice, grating’
Ref: Anthology Vol 2, pg 105

causation → cause + (ate +ion)

Free base: <cause>

Related words: excuse

Denotation: from L. causa ‘law-suit’

cessation → cess + (ate + ion)

Denotation:

relaxation → relax + (ate + ion)

rendition → rend + (ite + ion)

reparation → repare + (ate + ion)

Denotation:

restoration
→ restore + (ate + ion)

retardation → retard + (ate + ion)

revelation → revel + (ate + ion)

ruination → ruin + (ate + ion)

salutation → salute + (ate + ion)

salvation → salve + (ate + ion)

sedimentation
→ sediment + (ate/ +ion)

Etymology: L. sedimentum, ‘act of settling’, from sedēre, ‘to sit, settle’. (Andrés)

segmentation →
segment + (ate + ion)

Etymology: L. segmentum, from secāre, ‘to cut.’ (Andrés)

sensation → sense + (ate + ion)
sensitization, desensitization

solicitation → solicit + (ate + ion)

starvation → starve + (ate + ion)

Free base: <starve>

Related words: starch, stare, stork

Modern connotation: ‘dying from hunger’
M.E. connotation: ‘dying from cold’

Etymology: M.E. sterven, ‘to die’, from O.E. steorfan ‘to be stiff’. (Francisco)

supplementation
→ supplement + (ate + ion)

taxation → tax + (ate + ion)

temptation
→ tempt + (ate + ion)

Base: <tempt>
See Skite Site for detailed analysis.

trepidation → trepid + (ate + ion)

tribulation
→ tribule + (ate + ion)

Denotation:

usurpation → usurp + (ate + ion)

Denotation:

variation → vary + (ate + ion)

vexation → vex + (ate + ion)

visitation → visit + (ate + ion)

vocation → voc + (ate + ion)
convocation, equivocation, evocation, invocation, provocation, revocation

Twin base: <voc / voke>

Etymology: from ME. vocacioun, ‘divine call to a religious life’, from OF. vocation, from L. vocātiō ‘a calling’, from vocātus, ptp of vocāre ‘to call’

volition → vole + (ite + ion)

Bound base: <vole>
Related words: <benevolent>, <malevolent>, <voluntary>

Etymology: Fr., from Medieval L. volitiō, from L.  velle, vol-, to wish. (Andrés)

fragmentation
→ fragment + (ate + ion)

imagination
→ imagine + (ate + ion)
→ image + ine

Ref: Kit 5, Theme C

implementation
→ implement + (ate + ion)

incantation
→ in + cant + (ate + ion)
recantation

Base: <cant >

Related words: chant

inclination → incline + (ate + ion)
disinclination

indentation
→ indent + (ate + ion)

Base: < dent>

Related words: denture, dental

Etymology: from  ME. endenten, ‘to notch’, from AN., and OF. endenter both from Medieval L. indentāre :from L. dēns  ‘tooth’

indexation → index + (ate + ion)

indignation
→ in + dign (ate + ion)

Base: <dign>

Related words: dignify, dignity, indignant

(Andrés)

infestation → infest + (ate + ion)

Base: < infest>

Related words: infested

Denotation: from ME. infesten, ‘to distress’, from OF. infester, from L. īnfestāre, from īnfestus, ‘hostile’.

inflammation
→ inflam + (ate + ion)

Denotation:

installation → install + (ate + ion)

instrumentation
→ instrument + (ate + ion)

interpretation
→ interpret + (ate + ion)
misinterpretation, reinterpretation

invitation → invite + (ate + ion)

jubilation → jubile + (ate + ion)

Denotation:

lamentation
→ lament + (ate + ion)

Base: < lament>

Related words: lamentable, lamenter

Denotation: from L. lāmentum ‘to feel sorrow’

limitation → limit + (ate + ion)

locution
→ loce + (ute + ion)
circumlocution, elocution

Base: < loce>

Related words: locomotive, local

machinations
→ machine + (ate + ion) + s

manifestation
→ manifest + (ate + ion)

Denotation: from ME. manifeste, from OF., from L. manufestus, manifestus, ‘caught in the act, blatant, obvious’.

maturation
→ mature + (ate + ion)

metrication
→ metric + (ate + ion)
→ metre + ic

Base: < metre>

Related words: metric, metre, meter

Etymology: Fr. -mètre, from Gr. metron, ‘measure’.(Andrés)

Ref: Kit 6, Theme F

miscegenation
→ misce + gene + (ate + ion)

Compound bases: <misce> + <gene>

Related words: miscellaneous, promiscuous, genetic

molestation → 
molest + (ate + ion)

munitions → mune + (ite + ion)
ammunition

Base: <mune >

Related words: commune? Immune?

Denotation:

nutrition → nutr + (ite + ion)
malnutrition

occupation
→ occupe + (ate + ion)
preoccupation

ornamentation
→ ornament + (ate + ion)

partition → part + (ite + ion)

parturition → parture + (ite + ion)

Denotation:

pejoration → pejore + (ate + ion)

Bound base: <pejore>

Related words: pejorative

Denotation: from L, pējorāre ‘to make worse’

perturbation
→ perturb + (ate + ion)

Denotation: from ME. perturben, from OF. perturber, from L. perturbāre : from turbāre, ‘to throw into disorder’ from turba, ‘confusion’, perhaps from Gr. turbē

petition → pete + (ite + ion)
competition, repetition

Bound base: <pete>
Related words: compete, repeat

Etymology: 1) ME. peticion, from OF. petition, from L. petītiō, from petītus, ptp of petere, ‘to request’. 2) LL. competere, ‘to strive together’, from L., ‘to coincide, be suitable’: from petere, ‘to seek’; 3) ME. repeten, from OF. repeter, from L. repetere, ‘to seek again’: from petere, ‘to seek’;

Ref: Kit 5, Theme A

pigmentation
→ pigment + (ate + ion)

plantation → plant + (ate + ion)
implantation, transplantation

practitioner
→ pract + (ite + ion) + er

preparation
→ prepare + (ate + ion)
separation

presentation
→ present + (ate + ion)
misrepresentation representation

profanation
→ profane + (ate + ion)

publication → public + (ate + ion)

quotation → quote + (ate + ion)
misquotation

refutation → refute + (ate + ion)

regimentation
→ regiment + (ate + ion)

registration
→ registr + (ate + ion)
preregistration

Key to Symbols:

L.— Latin

LL.— Late Latin

OF.— Old French

AF.— Anglo-French

AN.—Anglo-Norman

Fr.— French

OE.— Old English

ME.— Middle English

Gr.— Greek

ptp—past participle

 

Ref.— References

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