ratify

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.

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[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.]

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rati·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

rati·fier n.

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ratify

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied] to give formal approval to [Latin ratus fixed + facere to make]

ratification n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

ratify - approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?" sign validate, formalise, formalize - declare or make legally valid

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ratify

verb approve, sign, establish, confirm, bind, sanction, endorse, uphold, authorize, affirm, certify, consent to, validate, bear out, corroborate, authenticate << OPPOSITE annul

Translations

ratify [ˈrætɪfaɪ] vt → ratificar

ratify [ˈrætɪfaɪ] vt → ratifier

ratify [ˈrætɪfaɪ] vt (treaty etc) → ratifizieren

ratify [ˈrætɪfaɪ] vt → ratificare

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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 vahvistaa ratifier לְאַשרֵר अनुमोदन करना ratificirati, potvrditi jóváhagy menyetujui staðfesta ratificare 批准する 비준하다, 확인하다, 따르다 ratifikuoti ratificēt mengesahkan bekrachtigen stadfeste, ratifisere ratyfikować ratificar a ratifica ратифицировать ratifikovať, schváliť potrditi ratifikovati ratificera ยืนยัน; อนุมัติ; ให้สัตยาบัน onaylamak, tasdik etmek 批准 затверджувати, ратифікувати تصدیق کرنا phê chuẩn 批准

n ˌratifiˈcation

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 批准