ratify
pronunciation
How to pronounce ratify in British English:
UK [ˈrætɪfaɪ]
How to pronounce ratify in American English:
US [ˈrætɪfaɪ]
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- Verb:
- approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
Word Origin
- ratify (v.)
- mid-14c., from Old French ratifier (13c.), from Medieval Latin ratificare "confirm, approve," literally "fix by reckoning," from Latin ratus "fixed by calculation; determined; approved; certain, sure; valid" (past participle adjective from reri "to reckon, think;" see reason (v.)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Related: Ratified; ratifying.
Example
- 1. China would probably ratify the ban if america does .
- 2. Such analogies help us visualize the immensity of the information explosion and ratify the concerns that come with it .
- 3. It enabled america to negotiate and ratify a strategic arms-reduction treaty .
- 4. Germany wants to ratify lisbon before ireland 's second referendum on october 2nd .
- 5. Countries that do not ratify will not receive new bail-outs from 2013 .