ratify
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ratify
- /ˈɹætɪfaɪ/
- /ˈɹætəfaɪ/
Rhymes with -ætɪfaɪ
Where it comes from
From Middle English ratifien, from Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratifico, from Latin ratus (“reckoned”).
verb ratifies · ratifying · ratified
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To give formal consent to; make officially valid, to sign off on.
They ratified the treaty.
Similar: approve, confirm, homologate
Translations
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verb give formal consent to
| Español | ratificar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 批准する hijun suru |
| 中文 | 批准 pīzhǔn |
| Português | ratificar |
| Français | ratifier |
| Deutsch | bestätigen, ratifizieren |
| Italiano | ratificare |
| Română | ratifica |
| Русский | ратифици́ровать ratificírovatʹ, утвержда́ть utverždátʹ, утверди́ть utverdítʹ, одобря́ть odobrjátʹ, одо́брить odóbritʹ |
| עברית | אשרר ishrér |
Talk about this word "ratify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ratify. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ratify. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ratify "ratify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ratify.Cite this
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title = {ratify},
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