ratify
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratifico, from Latin ratus (“reckoned”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɹætɪfaɪ/, /ˈɹætəfaɪ/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ætɪfaɪ
Verb
[edit]ratify (third-person singular simple present ratifies, present participle ratifying, simple past and past participle ratified)
- (transitive) To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.
- They ratified the treaty.
Synonyms
[edit]- (give formal consent to): approve
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]give formal consent to
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