ratify en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂reh₁- Proto-Italic *rēōr Latin reor Latin ratus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Medieval Latin ratifico Old French ratifierbor. Middle English ratifien English ratify From Middle English ratifien, from Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratifico, from Latin ratus (“reckoned”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To give formal consent to; make officially valid, to sign off on.
If the Senate ratifies the covenant on human rights and the Supreme Court upholds it under the established principles outlined above, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of peaceful assembly may be destroyed by our own Government at any time by an official proclamation of a state of emergency.
1950, William H. Fitzpatrick, Government by Treaty:Thus the workmen decide the principle, the Executive carry it out. The agent provides information and negotiates. The Conference finally ratifies or disapproves.
1912, Noah Ablett, The Miners' Next Step:They ratified the treaty.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ratifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ratifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| ratified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ratified | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ratifier · ratifiable · reratify · nonratifying
Relateds
Synonyms
homologate · confirm · approve
Translations (44)
grc κυρόω (give formal consent to) · pl zatwierdzić (give formal consent to) · uk ратифікува́ти (give formal consent to) · bg ратифицирам (give formal consent to) · ru ратифици́ровать (give formal consent to) · he אשרר (give formal consent to) · pl zatwierdzać (give formal consent to) · la ratihabeō (give formal consent to) · hu ratifikál (give formal consent to) · ru одо́брить (give formal consent to) · cs ratifikovat (give formal consent to) · es ratificar (give formal consent to) · th ให้สัตยาบัน (give formal consent to) · de ratifizieren (give formal consent to) · ru одобря́ть (give formal consent to) · lv ratificēt (give formal consent to) · pt ratificar (give formal consent to) · be ратыфікава́ць (give formal consent to) · nl bekrachtigen (give formal consent to) · pl ratyfikować (give formal consent to) · ga daingnigh (give formal consent to) · it ratificare (give formal consent to) · eo ratifi (give formal consent to) · ceb uyon (give formal consent to) · mi whakapūmau (give formal consent to) · da ratificere (give formal consent to) · tr onaylamak (give formal consent to) · sv stadfästa (give formal consent to) · ja 批准する (give formal consent to) · gv shickyree (give formal consent to) · nl ratificeren (give formal consent to) · is staðfesta (give formal consent to) · fi vahvistaa (give formal consent to) · ru утверди́ть (give formal consent to) · sv ratificera (give formal consent to) · fr ratifier (give formal consent to) · mi whakamana (give formal consent to) · sv bekräfta (give formal consent to) · de bestätigen (give formal consent to) · bg утвърждавам (give formal consent to) · ro ratifica (give formal consent to) · ru утвержда́ть (give formal consent to) · fi ratifioida (give formal consent to) · cmn 批准 (give formal consent to)