Dictionary entries for 'ratify'

Synonyms

adopt
affirm
approve
confirm
pass
sanction

rat·i·fy (răt́ə-fī́)

[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.]

transitive verb: -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm. See synonyms at approve

derivatives

rat́i·fi·cátion: noun
rat́i·fíer: noun

transitive verb: -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition