ratify

verb

rat·i·fy ˈra-tə-ˌfī How to pronounce ratify (audio)

ratified; ratifying

transitive verb

: to approve and sanction formally : confirm

ratify a treaty

ratifier

ˈra-tə-ˌfī(-ə)r How to pronounce ratify (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

A number of countries have refused to ratify the treaty. Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery.

Recent Examples on the Web Picket lines will run from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until educators ratify a contract agreement, WEA said.

Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 In 1917, the United States directed Haiti’s National Assembly to ratify a new Constitution to allow foreigners to own land.

New York Times, 20 May 2022 The book explains two of the constitutional compromises deemed necessary to persuade the slave states to ratify the Constitution.

Star Tribune, 6 Nov. 2020 The attorneys general initially brought the lawsuit in January 2020, days after Virginia's legislature voted to make the Commonwealth the critical 38th state to ratify the amendment.

Sarah Rankin, ajc, 3 Jan. 2022 Members from the union, which represents about 2,700 employees, voted to ratify the contract last month.

oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2022 In 1979, as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Biden led a Senate delegation to Moscow to help persuade reluctant senators to ratify the SALT II nuclear-arms treaty.

Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2022 The two countries have yet to ratify a border treaty 30 years after Estonia, a former Soviet republic, regained its independence in August 1991.

NBC News, 23 Sep. 2021 The European Parliament declined to ratify a landmark investment treaty, championed by Germany, because of China’s heavy-handed reaction to sanctions over its treatment of the Uyghurs.

New York Times, 12 June 2021 See More

单词	ratifies
释义	ratify verb rat·i·fy ˈra-tə-ˌfī ratified; ratifying transitive verb : to approve and sanction formally : confirm ratify a treaty ratifier ˈra-tə-ˌfī(-ə)r noun Synonyms accredit approbate approve authorize clear confirm finalize formalize homologate OK okay sanction warrant See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences A number of countries have refused to ratify the treaty. Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery. Recent Examples on the Web Picket lines will run from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until educators ratify a contract agreement, WEA said. Anchorage Daily News, 7 Sep. 2022 In 1917, the United States directed Haiti’s National Assembly to ratify a new Constitution to allow foreigners to own land. New York Times, 20 May 2022 The book explains two of the constitutional compromises deemed necessary to persuade the slave states to ratify the Constitution. Star Tribune, 6 Nov. 2020 The attorneys general initially brought the lawsuit in January 2020, days after Virginia's legislature voted to make the Commonwealth the critical 38th state to ratify the amendment. Sarah Rankin, ajc, 3 Jan. 2022 Members from the union, which represents about 2,700 employees, voted to ratify the contract last month. oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2022 In 1979, as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Biden led a Senate delegation to Moscow to help persuade reluctant senators to ratify the SALT II nuclear-arms treaty. Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2022 The two countries have yet to ratify a border treaty 30 years after Estonia, a former Soviet republic, regained its independence in August 1991. NBC News, 23 Sep. 2021 The European Parliament declined to ratify a landmark investment treaty, championed by Germany, because of China’s heavy-handed reaction to sanctions over its treatment of the Uyghurs. New York Times, 12 June 2021 See More Word History 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 entry 1 First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition ratify verb rat·i·fy ˈra-tə-fī ratified; ratifying : to give legal approval to (as by a vote) Legal Definition ratify transitive verb rat·i·fy ˈra-tə-ˌfī ratified; ratifying : to make valid or effective especially : to adopt or affirm (as the prior act or contract of an agent) by express or implied consent with the effect of original authorization unable to rescind the contract because he ratified it by accepting the benefits compare reform ratifies verb present tense third-person singular of ratify as in approves to give official acceptance of as satisfactory Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance approves confirms finalizes endorses accepts authorizes formalizes acknowledges sanctions signs accredits affirms warrants okays OKs clears certifies blesses approbates validates homologates sanctifies legalizes enables permits canonizes passes indorses allows licenses initials rubber-stamps signs off (on) reapproves licences Antonyms & Near Antonyms denies rejects disapproves prohibits forbids disallows declines vetoes ignores proscribes enjoins bans disregards neglects refuses negatives overlooks spurns turns down interdicts rebuffs rebuts illegalizes See More
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ratify

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