ratify
11ratify — rat|i|fy [ˈrætıfaı] v past tense and past participle ratified present participle ratifying third person singular ratifies [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratificare, from Latin ratus; RATE1] to make a written …
12ratify — [[t]ræ̱tɪfaɪ[/t]] ratifies, ratifying, ratified VERB When national leaders or organizations ratify a treaty or written agreement, they make it official by giving their formal approval to it, usually by signing it or voting for it. [V n] The… …
13ratify — UK [ˈrætɪfaɪ] / US [ˈrætəˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms ratify : present tense I/you/we/they ratify he/she/it ratifies present participle ratifying past tense ratified past participle ratified to make an agreement official by signing it or… …
14ratify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English ratifien, from Anglo French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratificare, from Latin ratus determined, from past participle of reri to calculate more at reason Date: 14th century to approve and …
15ratify — ratifier, n. /rat euh fuy /, v.t., ratified, ratifying. 1. to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment. 2. to confirm (something done or arranged by an agent or by representatives) by such… …
16ratify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. approve, confirm, validate; endorse, verify, OK (inf.). See evidence, assent. Ant., veto. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. confirm, approve, sanction, substantiate; see approve 1 , enact , endorse 2 . See… …
17ratify — verb they failed to ratify the amendment Syn: confirm, approve, sanction, endorse, agree to, accept, uphold, authorize, formalize, validate, recognize; sign See note at approve Ant: reject …
18ratify — rat•i•fy [[t]ˈræt əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment[/ex] • Etymology: 1325–75; < MF ratifier < ML ratificāre= L rat(us) calculated (see rate I) …
19ratify an agreement — confirm an agreement, ratify a settlement …
20ratify — verb /ˈrætɪfaɪ,ˈrætəfaɪ/ To give formal consent to; make officially valid. Syn: approve See Also: ratification, ratifier …
