This is a simple tri-tip rub recipe straight from a barbeque in Santa Maria..
-ation. suffix forming nouns. 1. indicating an action, process, state, condition, or result Compare-ion, -tion: arbitration; cogitation; hibernation; moderation. [from Latin -ÄtiÅn-, suffix of abstract nouns, from -Ätus-ate 1 + -iÅn-ion].
Pronunciation /ËsÊfÉªks/. 1  1A morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative (e.g. -ation, -fy, -ing, -itis). âVerb/noun pairs like ignite/ignition seem to be extremely rare, so people tend to give the verb the -ate suffix.â. 2  2Mathematics.