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- [rat-uh-fahy]
- /ˈræt əˌfaɪ/
- /ˈræt.ɪ.faɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rat-uh-fahy]
- /ˈræt əˌfaɪ/
Definitions of ratify word
- verb with object ratify to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment. 1
- verb with object ratify to confirm (something done or arranged by an agent or by representatives) by such action. 1
- transitive verb ratify confirm, approve 1
- verb ratify When national leaders or organizations ratify a treaty or written agreement, they make it official by giving their formal approval to it, usually by signing it or voting for it. 0
- verb ratify to give formal approval or consent to 0
- verb transitive ratify to approve or confirm; esp., to give official sanction to 0
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Origin of ratify
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English ratifien < Middle French ratifier < Medieval Latin ratificāre, equivalent to Latin rat(us) calculated (see rate1) + -ificāre -ify
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Parts of speech for Ratify
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ratify popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ratify usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ratify
verb ratify
- acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- adopt — If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
- affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
- approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- attest — To attest something or attest to something means to say, show, or prove that it is true.
Antonyms for ratify
verb ratify
- abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
- abrogate — If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it.
- adios — goodbye; farewell
- annihilate — To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
- annul — If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
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