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rat·i·fy  (rt-f)
tr.v. rat·i·fied, rat·i·fy·ing, rat·i·fies
To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm. See Synonyms at approve.
[Middle English ratifien, from Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratificre : Latin ratus, fixed, past participle of rr, to reckon, consider; see rate1 + Latin -ficre, -fy.]
rati·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
rati·fier n.
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Adj.1.ratified - formally approved and invested with legal authority
sanctioned
legal - established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules


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