RATIFY

sign, ratify

(verb) approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; “All parties ratified the peace treaty”; “Have you signed your contract yet?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

ratify (third-person singular simple present ratifies, present participle ratifying, simple past and past participle ratified)

(transitive) To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.

Synonyms

• (give formal consent to): approve

Source: Wiktionary

Rat"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ratified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ratifying.] Etym: [F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by calculation, firm, valid + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Rate, n., and -fy.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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