Revision List 7
For those of you who want to revise words that follow this pattern, here is a list of verbs ending -ate which form a noun by changing the ending to -ation:
abbreviate
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accelerate
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accommodate
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activate
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aerate
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allocate
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alleviate
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amputate
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annotate
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appreciate
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arbitrate
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assassinate
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associate
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attenuate
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automate
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captivate
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castigate
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celebrate
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circumnavigate
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collate
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communicate
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compensate
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complicate
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concentrate
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confiscate
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conflagrate
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congratulate
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congregate
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contaminate
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contemplate
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cooperate
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create
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cremate
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cultivate
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deactivate
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dedicate
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deflate
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delegate
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deliberate
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demonstrate
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discriminate
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disintegrate
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donate
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educate
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elaborate
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elevate
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eliminate
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elongate
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emmancipate
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emigrate
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eradicate
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escalate
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evacuate
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evaporate
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exaggerate
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fluctuate
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formulate
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frustrate
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generate
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germinate
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graduate
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gravitate
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hesitate
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hibernate
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illuminate
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illustrate
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implicate
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indicate
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infatuate
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infuriate
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initiate
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innoculate
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instigate
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insulate
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interrogate
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intoxicate
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laminate
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legislate
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levitate
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liberate
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lubricate
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masticate
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mediate
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moderate
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motivate
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mutate
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narrate
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navigate
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notate
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propagate
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punctuate
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rejuvenate
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replicate
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rotate
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situate
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speculate
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stagnate
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stimulate
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subjugate
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suffocate
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terminate
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triangulate
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undulate
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validate
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violate
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Spelling it Right
 Roger Smith
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