Definition of 'ratify'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense ratifies, present participle ratifying, past tense, past participle ratified
transitive 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.
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ratify in American English
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈratiˌfied or ˈratiˌfying
SIMILAR WORDS: apˈprove
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ratify in American English
(ˈrætəˌfai)
transitive verbWord forms: -fied, -fying
SYNONYMS 1. corroborate, approve. 2. validate, establish.ANTONYMS 1. veto, disapprove.1.
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction
to ratify a constitutional amendment
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Derived forms
ratifier noun
Word origin
[1325–75; ME ratifien ‹ MF ratifier ‹ ML ratificāre, equiv. to L rat(us) calculated ( see rate1) + -ificāre -ify]Word Frequency
ratify in British English
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Derived forms
ratifiable (ˈratiˌfiable) adjective
ratification (ˌratifiˈcation)
noun
ratifier (ˈratiˌfier)
noun
Word origin
C14: via Old French from Latin ratus fixed (see rate1) + facere to make
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British English: ratify
VERB /ˈrætɪfaɪ/
When national leaders or organizations ratify a treaty or written agreement, they give their formal approval to it.
The parliaments of both countries have yet to ratify the treaty.
- American English: ratify /ˈrætɪfaɪ/
- Brazilian Portuguese: ratificar
- Chinese: 批准 条约或书面协议
- European Spanish: ratificar
- French: ratifier
- German: ratifizieren
- Italian: ratificare
- Japanese: 批准する条約・協定を
- Korean: 비준하다
- European Portuguese: ratificar
- Spanish: ratificar
- Thai: ให้สัตยาบัน
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