rat·i·fy
Audio Help [rat-uh-fahy] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [rat-uh-fahy] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
| 1. | to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment. |
| 2. | to confirm (something done or arranged by an agent or by representatives) by such action. |
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Audio Help (rāt'ə-fī') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. rat·i·fied, rat·i·fy·ing, rat·i·fies To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm. See Synonyms at approve. [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. |
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