About The Word Ratify
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Ratify
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What's The Definition Of Ratify?
[v] approve in writing, to express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties signed the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ratify: sign Related Terms | Find terms related to Ratify: See Also | endorse | formalise | formalize | validate Ratify In Webster's Dictionary \Rat"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ratified}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Ratifying}.] [F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by
calculation, firm, valid + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See
{Rate}, n., and {-fy}.]
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.
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