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ratify
rat·i·fy R0052600 (răt′ə-fī′)tr.v. rat·i·fied, rat·i·fy·ing, rat·i·fies To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm: The Senate ratified the treaty.
[Middle English ratifien, from Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratificāre : Latin ratus, fixed, past participle of rērī, to reckon, consider; see rate1 + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]
rat′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.rat′i·fi′er n.ratify (ˈrætɪˌfaɪ) vb, -fies, -fying or -fied (tr) to give formal approval or consent to[C14: via Old French from Latin ratus fixed (see rate1) + facere to make] ˈratiˌfiable adj ˌratifiˈcation n ˈratiˌfier nrat•i•fy (ˈræt əˌfaɪ)
v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment. [1325–75; < Middle French ratifier < Medieval Latin ratificāre= Latin rat(us) calculated (see rate1) + -i- -i- + -ficāre -fy] rat`i•fi•ca′tion, n. ratify
Past participle: ratified
Gerund: ratifying
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| I ratify | | you ratify | | he/she/it ratifies | | we ratify | | you ratify | | they ratify |
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| I ratified | | you ratified | | he/she/it ratified | | we ratified | | you ratified | | they ratified |
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| I am ratifying | | you are ratifying | | he/she/it is ratifying | | we are ratifying | | you are ratifying | | they are ratifying |
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| I have ratified | | you have ratified | | he/she/it has ratified | | we have ratified | | you have ratified | | they have ratified |
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| I was ratifying | | you were ratifying | | he/she/it was ratifying | | we were ratifying | | you were ratifying | | they were ratifying |
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| I had ratified | | you had ratified | | he/she/it had ratified | | we had ratified | | you had ratified | | they had ratified |
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| I will ratify | | you will ratify | | he/she/it will ratify | | we will ratify | | you will ratify | | they will ratify |
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| I will have ratified | | you will have ratified | | he/she/it will have ratified | | we will have ratified | | you will have ratified | | they will have ratified |
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| I will be ratifying | | you will be ratifying | | he/she/it will be ratifying | | we will be ratifying | | you will be ratifying | | they will be ratifying |
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| I have been ratifying | | you have been ratifying | | he/she/it has been ratifying | | we have been ratifying | | you have been ratifying | | they have been ratifying |
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| I will have been ratifying | | you will have been ratifying | | he/she/it will have been ratifying | | we will have been ratifying | | you will have been ratifying | | they will have been ratifying |
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| I had been ratifying | | you had been ratifying | | he/she/it had been ratifying | | we had been ratifying | | you had been ratifying | | they had been ratifying |
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| I would ratify | | you would ratify | | he/she/it would ratify | | we would ratify | | you would ratify | | they would ratify |
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| I would have ratified | | you would have ratified | | he/she/it would have ratified | | we would have ratified | | you would have ratified | | they would have ratified |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | ratify - approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"signvalidate, formalise, formalize - declare or make legally valid |
ratifyverb approve, sign, establish, confirm, bind, sanction, endorse, uphold, authorize, affirm, certify, consent to, validate, bear out, corroborate, authenticate They have yet to ratify the treaty.
reject, cancel, repeal, revoke, repudiate, annul, abrogateratifyverbTo accept officially:adopt, affirm, approve, confirm, pass, sanction.Translationsratify (ˈrӕtifai) verb to approve and agree to formally and officially, especially in writing. (尤指書面)正式批准 正式批准ˌratifiˈcation noun 正式批准 正式批准
EncyclopediaSeeRatificationratify
ratifyv. to confirm and adopt the act of another even though it was not approved beforehand. Example: An employee for Holsinger's Hardware orders carpentry equipment from Phillips Screws and Nails although the employee was not authorized to buy anything. The president of Holsinger's ratifies the deal when Phillips delivers the order. A person under the legal age who makes a contract, may ratify the contract when he/she reaches majority (usually 18) or may refuse to honor it without obligation. ratify
Synonyms for ratifyverb approveSynonyms- approve
- sign
- establish
- confirm
- bind
- sanction
- endorse
- uphold
- authorize
- affirm
- certify
- consent to
- validate
- bear out
- corroborate
- authenticate
Antonyms- reject
- cancel
- repeal
- revoke
- repudiate
- annul
- abrogate
Synonyms for ratifyverb to accept officiallySynonyms- adopt
- affirm
- approve
- confirm
- pass
- sanction
Synonyms for ratifyverb approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligationSynonymsRelated Words- validate
- formalise
- formalize
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