ratify

WOTD - 14 July 2007    

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin ratifico, from Latin ratus (“reckoned”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrætɪfaɪ/, /ˈrætəfaɪ/

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• Rhymes: -ætɪfaɪ

Verb

ratify (third-person singular simple present ratifies, present participle ratifying, simple past and past participle ratified)

1. (transitive) To give formal consent to; make officially valid.

Synonyms

• (give formal consent to): approve

Related terms

• ratification
• ratifier

Translations

give formal consent to

Cebuano: uyon Czech: ratifikovat (cs) Danish: ratificere (da) Dutch: bekrachtigen (nl) Finnish: vahvistaa (fi), ratifioida (fi) French: ratifier (fr) German: bestätigen, ratifizieren (treaty)

Hebrew: אשרר (he) (ishrér) Icelandic: staðfesta (is) Italian: ratificare (it) Latin: ratihabeō (la) Polish: ratyfikować Spanish: ratificar (es) Swedish: ratificera, stadfästa, bekräfta