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n. [ Cf. F. acidification. ] The act or process of acidifying, or changing into an acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Additional signification. [ R. ] Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. aérification. See A&unr_;rify. ] 1. The act of combining air with another substance, or the state of being filled with air. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of becoming aërified, or of changing from a solid or liquid form into an aëriform state; the state of being aëriform. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. albification: L. albus white + ficare (only in comp.), facere, to make. ] The act or process of making white. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. amplificatus, p. p. of amplificare. ] To amplify. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. amplificatio. ] 1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Rhet.) The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc., for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject. [ 1913 Webster ]

Exaggeration is a species of amplification. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

I shall summarily, without any amplification at all, show in what manner defects have been supplied. Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The matter by which a statement is amplified; as, the subject was presented without amplifications. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Amplificatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative. Morell. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. béatifique, L. beatificus. See Beatify. ] Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment; blissful. “The beatific vision.” South. -- Be`a*tif"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. t. To beatify. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. béatification. ] The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring that a deceased person is one of “the blessed, ” or has attained the second degree of sanctity, -- usually a stage in the process of canonization. “The beatification of his spirit.” Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the act of making something more beautiful. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Physiol.) The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; -- normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in calcareous degeneration of tissue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. calorification. ] Production of heat, esp. animal heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. caprificatio, fr. caprificare to ripen figs by caprification, fr. caprificus the wild fig; caper goat + ficus fig. ] The practice of hanging, upon the cultivated fig tree, branches of the wild fig infested with minute hymenopterous insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is supposed that the little insects insure fertilization by carrying the pollen from the male flowers near the opening of the fig down to the female flowers, and also accelerate ripening the fruit by puncturing it. The practice has existed since ancient times, but its benefit has been disputed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. carnification. ] The act or process of turning to flesh, or to a substance resembling flesh. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. cartilago, -laginis, cartilage + facere to make. ] The act or process of forming cartilage. Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. certificat, fr. LL. certificatus made certain, p. p. of certificare. See tify. ] 1. A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A written declaration legally authenticated. [ 1913 Webster ]

Trial by certificate, a trial which the testimony of the person certifying is the only proper criterion of the point in dispute; as, when the issue is whether a person was absent in the army, this is tried by the certificate of the proper officer in writing, under his seal. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Certificated; p. pr. & vb. n. Certificating. ] [ See Certify. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To verify or vouch for by certificate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To furnish with a certificate; as, to certificate the captain of a vessel; a certificated teacher. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. officially documented; -- of people.
Syn. -- credentialed, documented. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. certificatio: cf. F. certification. ] The act of certifying. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) Formation of, or conversion into, cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) The formation of chyle. See Chylifaction. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Chylifactive. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chyme + L. facere to make: cf. F. Chymification. ] (Physiol.) The conversion of food into chyme by the digestive action of gastric juice. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. clarification, L. clarificatio glorification. ] 1. The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of freeing from obscurities. [ 1913 Webster ]

The clarification of men's ideas. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. classification. ] The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or affinities. [ 1913 Webster ]

Artificial classification. (Science) See under Artifitial. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to classification; admitting of classification. “A classificatory system.” Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. codification. ] The act or process of codifying or reducing laws to a code. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Joint efficacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having joint or equal signification; synonymous. [ R. ] Spelman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Joint signification. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Consignificant; jointly significate. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Conversion into, or formation of, horn; a becoming like horn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the same signification. Cockerham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. damnificatio. ] That which causes damage or loss. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The removal of calcareous matter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Reduction by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. [ L. deificus; deus god + facere to make: cf. F. déifique. ] Making divine; producing a likeness to God; god-making. “A deifical communion.” Homilies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. deificare to deify: cf. F. déification. See Deify. ] The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis; excessive praise. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. delenificus; delenire to soothe + facere to make. See Lenient. ] Assuaging pain. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Delta + L. facere to make. ] The formation of a delta or of deltas. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of freeing from nitrogen; also, the condition resulting from the removal of nitrogen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an increase in the density of something.
Syn. -- compaction, compression, concretion. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ Pref. de- (intens.) + specificate. ] To discriminate; to separate according to specific signification or qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Inaptitude and ineptitude have been usefully despecificated. Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Discrimination. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a medically supervised treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to rid the body of the addictive substances. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. treatment for poisoning by counteracting its toxic properties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. conversion (of a poisonous substance) to a non-toxic or harmless state. [ PJC ]

n. The act or process of devitrifying, or the state of being devitrified. Specifically, the conversion of molten glassy matter into a stony mass by slow cooling, the result being the formation of crystallites, microbites, etc., in the glassy base, which are then called devitrification products. [ 1913 Webster ]