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ratify
[rat-uh-fahy]
verb (used with object)
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction.
to ratify a constitutional amendment.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms: ,to confirm (something done or arranged by an agent or by representatives) by such action.
Synonyms: ,
ratify
/ ˈæɪˌڲɪ /
verb
(tr) to give formal approval or consent to
Other 51Թ Forms
- ratifier noun
- nonratifying adjective
- ˈپˌھ noun
- ˈپˌھ adjective
- ˌپھˈپDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ratify1
Example Sentences
The key aim was to get the High Seas Treaty ratified by 60 countries to bring it into force.
Both the House of Commons and House of Lords have until 3 July to pass a resolution to oppose the deal being ratified.
A key aim of the UN oceans conference, which runs until Friday, is to get 60 countries to ratify a High Seas Treaty and thus bring it into force.
Pressure is also building for more countries to ratify the High Seas Treaty at the Ocean Conference in Nice.
By December 1976, the bill had been passed by both houses of parliament and ratified by 13 state legislatures and signed into law by the president.
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