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Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -able, -ible (available, sensible) | capable or worthy of |
| -ance, -ence (entrance, difference) | action or process |
| -ate (celebrate) | to act upon |
| -ed (solved) | used to form past tense of verbs |
| -er, -or (farmer, creator) | one who |
| -ic, -ical (comic, logical) | characterized by |
| -ify (clarify) | make, form into |
| -ing (blooming) | in the action or process of |
| -ion, -tion, -ation, -ition (vision, production, formation, transition) | state, condition, or result of |
| -ist (chemist) | one who practices |
| -ity (authority) | quality or state of |
| -ive, -ative, -tive (conductive, disruptive, formative) | that does or is characterized by |
| -ly (caringly) | in a specified manner |
| -ment (environment, retirement) | state or condition; result of action |
| -ous, -ious (generous, scrumptious) | full of |
| -y (windy) | characterized by; full of |