to ratify
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- verb
- /ˈrætɪfaɪ/
- Formal
:
ratificar
- On 15 May 2007, President George W. Bush asked the U.S. Senate to ratify the convention.
- ratify the treaty
- ratify the convention
- ratify the amendment
That agreement was signed and ratified several weeks ago.
- That agreement was signed and ratified several weeks ago.
- And all these treaties agreements have been ratified by several Russian parliaments.
- How about the other states that have not yet taken a vote on ratifying the the Constitution?
- So I can't see us signing something, ratifying something that doesn't have at least monitoring provisions, enforcement.
- That is where you yourself sort of take that on, ratify it, make it your own.
Examples
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"A lot of us remembered our state's failure to ratify the federal ERA."
Academic text (1999) -
In the debate in Virginia on whether we should ratify the Constitution, one really learned person said we cannot ratify this Constitution.
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The Northern states will ratify, most of them.
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That said, when the conventions of nine states ratify this, it will become the law of those nine states.
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We must ratify the Kyoto Protocol.
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The U.S. administration has been pushing Congress to pass legislation ratifying the convention before the end of 2008.
Academic text (2008) -
North Carolina and Rhode Island insisted they could never ratify the Constitution without such a bill of rights.
Academic text (1991) -
In 1913, the Sixteenth Amendment was ratified, giving the federal government the power to impose a federal income tax.
Academic text (2017) -
The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1971, lowered the voting age to eighteen.
Academic text (1992) -
The full Republican National Committee is expected to ratify the choice next month.
Synonyms
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1.3
To believe or agree that something is true
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2.3
To officially approve a law or rule
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1.6
To officially agree to something or think that it is good
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To officially approve a person for a job, often by vote
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To get official permission or approval
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To make a rule into law by an official vote or order
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Make something allowed by law
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To give official approval, usually by writing your name on a document
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Make an agreement official by accepting its final terms
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To give religious approval during a formal ceremony
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To give something formal approval from someone in charge
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Approve a law or decision again
To give official permission to a plan or document by an authority
To officially approve a product for legal or technical use
Make something legal by official approval
To give permission to start or use something
To approve a document, usually by signing or stamping it
Antonyms
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ratify comes from the Latin parts ratus 'fixed' and facere 'to make'. So to ratify something is to 'make it fixed' or official, like stamping a paper to show it is approved.