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