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单词 ratify
释义 rat·i·fy
\ˈrad.əˌfī, -atə-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English ratifien, from Middle French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratificare, from Latin ratus calculated, fixed, determined + -ificare -ify — more at rate
1. : to approve and sanction especially formally (as the act of an agent or servant) : make (as a treaty) valid or legally operative : confirm
 < ratify the nomination >
 < ratify the contract >
 < can by … refusal to ratify the adopted amendment prevent its coming into force — Herbert Weinschel >
 < ratifying his precocious habit of smoking — Arnold Bennett >
2. : to confirm the truth of : verify
 < time had ratified the soundness of the idea >
 < merely ratifying a tradition — E.R.Bentley >
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