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rat·i·fy

(răt′ə-fī′)

tr.v. rat·i·fied, rat·i·fy·ing, rat·i·fies

To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm: The Senate ratified the treaty.

[Middle English ratifien, from Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratificāre : Latin ratus, fixed, past participle of rērī, to reckon, consider; see rate¹ + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

rat′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

rat′i·fi′er n.

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ratify

(ˈrætɪˌfaɪ)

vb, -fies, -fying or -fied

(tr) to give formal approval or consent to

[C14: via Old French from Latin ratus fixed (see rate¹) + facere to make]

ˈratiˌfiable adj

ˌratifiˈcation n

ˈratiˌfier n

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rat•i•fy

(ˈræt əˌfaɪ)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.

to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.

[1325–75; < Middle French ratifier < Medieval Latin ratificāre= Latin rat(us) calculated (see rate¹) + -i- -i- + -ficāre -fy]

rat`i•fi•ca′tion, n.

ratify

Past participle: ratified
Gerund: ratifying

Imperative
ratify
ratify

Present
I ratify
you ratify
he/she/it ratifies
we ratify
you ratify
they ratify

Preterite
I ratified
you ratified
he/she/it ratified
we ratified
you ratified
they ratified

Present Continuous
I am ratifying
you are ratifying
he/she/it is ratifying
we are ratifying
you are ratifying
they are ratifying

Present Perfect
I have ratified
you have ratified
he/she/it has ratified
we have ratified
you have ratified
they have ratified

Past Continuous
I was ratifying
you were ratifying
he/she/it was ratifying
we were ratifying
you were ratifying
they were ratifying

Past Perfect
I had ratified
you had ratified
he/she/it had ratified
we had ratified
you had ratified
they had ratified

Future
I will ratify
you will ratify
he/she/it will ratify
we will ratify
you will ratify
they will ratify

Future Perfect
I will have ratified
you will have ratified
he/she/it will have ratified
we will have ratified
you will have ratified
they will have ratified

Future Continuous
I will be ratifying
you will be ratifying
he/she/it will be ratifying
we will be ratifying
you will be ratifying
they will be ratifying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ratifying
you have been ratifying
he/she/it has been ratifying
we have been ratifying
you have been ratifying
they have been ratifying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ratifying
you will have been ratifying
he/she/it will have been ratifying
we will have been ratifying
you will have been ratifying
they will have been ratifying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ratifying
you had been ratifying
he/she/it had been ratifying
we had been ratifying
you had been ratifying
they had been ratifying

Conditional
I would ratify
you would ratify
he/she/it would ratify
we would ratify
you would ratify
they would ratify

Past Conditional
I would have ratified
you would have ratified
he/she/it would have ratified
we would have ratified
you would have ratified
they would have ratified

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Verb

ratify - approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

sign

validate, formalise, formalize - declare or make legally valid

ratify

verb approve, sign, establish, confirm, bind, sanction, endorse, uphold, authorize, affirm, certify, consent to, validate, bear out, corroborate, authenticate They have yet to ratify the treaty.
reject, cancel, repeal, revoke, repudiate, annul, abrogate

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ratify

verb

To accept officially:

adopt, affirm, approve, confirm, pass, sanction.

Translations

يُصَدِّقُ على

potvrdit

ratificere

bestätigen ratifizieren

επικυρώνω

ratificar

ratifier

staîfesta

ratificare certificare omologare ratifica

ratifikacijaratifikavimasratifikuoti

ratifisere

ratifikovať

onaylamaktasdik etmek

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ratify

[ˈrætɪfaɪ] VT [+ treaty, agreement] → ratificar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ratify

[ˈrætɪfaɪ] vt → ratifierrat-infested [ˈrætɪnfɛstɪd] adj → infesté(e) de rats

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ratify

vt → ratifizieren

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ratify

[ˈrætɪˌfaɪ] vt (frm) → ratificare

ratify

(ˈrӕtifai) verb

to approve and agree to formally and officially, especially in writing.

ˌratifiˈcation noun

ratify

v. ratificar, confirmar.

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If, however, the Emperor of Russia ratifies that convention, I will ratify it; but it is only a trick.

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