ratify
31ratify — [ˈrætɪˌfaɪ] verb [T] to make an agreement official by signing it or formally approving it ratification [ˌrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …
32ratify — /ˈrætəfaɪ / (say ratuhfuy) verb (t) (ratified, ratifying) 1. to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction. 2. to confirm (something done or arranged by an agent or by representatives) by such action. {Middle English ratifie(n),… …
33ratify — v.t. confirm, approve formally. ♦ ratification, n …
34ratify — Āpono …
35ratify — To approve and sanction; to make valid; to confirm; to give sanction to. To authorize or otherwise approve, retroactively, an agreement or conduct either expressly or by implication. See approval confirm ratification …
36ratify — To give approval. To confirm. To make a ratification. See ratification …
37ratify — v.tr. ( ies, ied) confirm or accept (an agreement made in one s name) by formal consent, signature, etc. Derivatives: ratifiable adj. ratification n. ratifier n. Etymology: ME f. OF ratifier f. med.L ratificare (as RATE(1)) …
38Conventions within the states to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution — Besides the more common method, Article V establishes the possibility of conventions within the individual states to ratify an amendment to the United States Constitution.Article V reads (italics added):Use of the convention ratification optionIn …
39refuse to ratify — index disapprove (reject) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
40Ratified — Ratify Rat i*fy (r[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ratified} (r[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ratifying} (r[a^]t [i^]*f[imac] [i^]ng).] [F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by calculation, firm, valid + ficare (in comp.) to make. See …
