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rat·i·fy    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.

[Origin: 1325–75; ME ratifien < MF ratifier < ML ratificāre, equiv. to L rat(us) calculated (see rate1) + -ificāre -ify]

rat·i·fi·er, noun

1. corroborate, approve. 2. validate, establish.
1. veto, disapprove.
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rat·i·fy    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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ratify 
c.1357, from O.Fr. ratifier (1294), from M.L. ratificare "confirm, approve," lit. "fix by reckoning," from L. ratus "fixed, valid" (pp. of reri "to reckon, think") + root of facere "to make" (see factitious).

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ratify

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approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?" [syn: sign

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ratify [ˈrӕtifai] verb
to approve and agree to formally and officially, especially in writing
Arabic: يُصَدِّقُ على
Chinese (Simplified): 批准
Chinese (Traditional): 批准
Czech: potvrdit
Danish: ratificere
Dutch: bekrachtigen
Estonian: kinnitama
Finnish: vahvistaa
French: ratifier
German: bestätigen
Greek: επικυρώνω
Hungarian: jóváhagy
Icelandic: staðfesta
Indonesian: menyetujui
Italian: ratificare
Japanese: 批准する
Korean: 비준하다, 확인하다, 따르다
Latvian: ratificēt
Lithuanian: ratifikuoti
Norwegian: stadfeste, ratifisere
Polish: ratyfikować
Portuguese (Brazil): ratificar
Portuguese (Portugal): ratificar
Romanian: a ratifica
Russian: ратифицировать
Slovak: ratifikovať, schváliť
Slovenian: potrditi
Spanish: ratificar
Swedish: ratificera
Turkish: onaylamak, tasdik etmek
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: rat·i·fy
Pronunciation: 'ra-t&-"fI
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -fied; -fy·ing
: to makevalid 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 torescind the contract because he ratified it by accepting the benefits> —compare REFORMrat·i·fi·ca·tion /"ra-t&-f&-'kA-sh&n/ nounrat·i·fi·er /'ra-t&-"fI-&r/ noun

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Ratify

Rat"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ratified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ratifying.] [F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by calculation, firm, valid + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Rate, n., and -fy.] To approve and sanction; to make valid; to establish; to settle; especially, to give sanction to, as something done by an agent or servant; as, to ratify an agreement, treaty, or contract; to ratify a nomination.

It is impossible for the divine power to set a seal to a lie by ratifying an imposture with such a miracle. --South.

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