Meanings
Suffix
1. action of making something; -ification
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (544 in total)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
chemistry
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
Examples (3 in total)
The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons.
Our chief concern should be the aging of society.
Should the Suez and Panama Canals be internationalized?