ratify

  • 21ratify — Synonyms and related words: OK, accede to, accept, accord to, accredit, adopt, affiliate, affirm, agree to, amen, approve, approve of, assent, attest, authenticate, authorize, autograph, back, back up, be willing, bear out, bolster, buttress,… …

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  • 22ratify — rat|i|fy [ rætə,faı ] verb transitive to make an agreement official by signing it or formally approving it: The treaty still has to be ratified by the U.S. Senate. ╾ rat|i|fi|ca|tion [ ,rætəfı keıʃn ] noun uncount …

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  • 23ratify — rat·i·fy || rætɪfaɪ v. approve, authorize, confirm, sanction …

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  • 24ratify v — To use a spell and turn a person into a rodent …

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  • 25ratify — verb (ratifies, ratifying, ratified) give formal consent to; make officially valid. Derivatives ratifiable adjective ratification noun ratifier noun Origin ME: from OFr. ratifier, from med. L. ratificare, from L. ratus (see …

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  • 26ratify — v. a. 1. Confirm, substantiate, seal, corroborate, establish, settle. 2. Approve, sanction, bind, consent to, make valid …

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  • 27ratify — verb (T) to make a written agreement official by signing it: The government delayed ratifying the treaty. ratification noun (U): an attempt to delay ratification of the treaty …

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  • 28ratify — v 1. sanction, accredit, authorize, warrant; approve, homologate, endorse, support, underwrite; sustain, back up, uphold, make good, justify, vindicate; countersign, sign, subscribe, recognize, acknowledge; agree, consent, accede, assent, concur …

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  • 29ratify — rat·i·fy …

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  • 30ratify — verb Syn: confirm, approve, sanction, endorse, agree to, accept, uphold, authorize, formalize, sign Ant: reject …

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