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ratify
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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.

ratify [ˈrætɪˌfaɪ]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied
(tr) to give formal approval or consent to
[via Old French from Latin ratus fixed (see rate1) + facere to make]
ratifiable  adj
ratification  n
ratifier  n
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Verb1.ratify - approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"
validate, formalise, formalize - declare or make legally valid

ratify
Translations
ratify [ˈrætɪfaɪ] VT [+ treaty, agreement] → ratificar

ratify [ˈrætɪfaɪ] vtratifier
rat-infested [ˈrætɪnfɛstɪd] adjinfesté(e) de rats

ratify

ratify [ˈrætɪˌfaɪ] vt (frm) → ratificare
ratify [ˈrætɪˌfaɪ] vt (frm) → ratificare

ratify
v ratify [ˈrӕtifai]
to approve and agree to formally and officially, especially in writing. goedkeur يُصَدِّقُ على ратифицирам potvrdit ratificere bestätigen επικυρώνω ratificar kinnitama تصویب کردن ratifioida ratifier לְאַשרֵר अनुमोदन करना ratificirati, potvrditi jóváhagy menyetujui staðfesta ratificare 批准する 인가하다 ratifikuoti ratificēt mengesahkan bekrachtigen stadfeste, ratifisere ratyfikować ratificar a ratifica ратифицировать ratifikovať, schváliť potrditi ratifikovati ratificera ยืนยัน; อนุมัติ; ให้สัตยาบัน onaylamak, tasdik etmek (尤指書面)正式批准 затверджувати, ратифікувати تصدیق کرنا phê chuẩn
n ratifiˈcation
goedkeuring إقْرار، تَصْديق على ратификация ratifikace ratifikation die Bestätigung επικύρωση ratificación kinnitamine اجازه ratifiointi ratification אִשרוּר अनुसमर्थन, अभिपोषण potvrda, odobrenje utólagos jóváhagyás, ratifikálás persetujuan staðfesting ratifica 批准 비준, 확인, 준수 ratifikacija, ratifikavimas ratifikācija pengesahan bekrachtiging stadfesting, ratifisering ratyfikacja ratificação ratificare ратификация ratifikácia, schválenie potrditev ratifikacija ratifikation การยืนยัน; การอนุมัติ; การให้สัตยาบัน onaylama, tasdik 批准 ратифікація تصدیق sự phê chuẩn


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