'Ratified' definitions:
Definition of 'ratified'
From: WordNet
adjective
Formally approved and invested with legal authority [syn: ratified, sanctioned]
Definition of 'Ratified'
From: GCIDE
- Ratify \Rat"i*fy\ (r[a^]t"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ratified (r[a^]t"[i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Ratifying (r[a^]t"[i^]*f[imac]`[i^]ng).] [F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by calculation, firm, valid + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Rate, n., and -fy.] To approve and sanction; to make valid; to confirm; to establish; to settle; especially, to give sanction to, as something done by an agent or servant; as, to ratify an agreement, treaty, or contract; to ratify a nomination. [1913 Webster]
- It is impossible for the divine power to set a seal to a lie by ratifying an imposture with such a miracle. --South. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ratified'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accepted,
- acknowledged,
- admitted,
- adopted,
- affirmed,
- allowed,
- appointed,
- approved,
- authenticated,
- avowed,
- carried,
- certified,
- chosen,
- conceded,
- confessed,
- confirmed,
- countersigned,
- designated,
- elect,
- elected,
- elected by acclamation,
- embraced,
- endorsed,
- espoused,
- granted,
- handpicked,
- named,
- nominated,
- notarized,
- passed,
- picked,
- professed,
- received,
- recognized,
- sealed,
- select,
- selected,
- signed,
- stamped,
- sworn and affirmed,
- sworn to,
- unanimously elected,
- underwritten,
- validated,
- warranted