'Ratify' definitions:
Definition of 'ratify'
From: WordNet
verb
Approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?" [syn: sign, ratify]
Definition of 'Ratify'
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 'ratify'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accede to,
- accept,
- accord to,
- accredit,
- adopt,
- affiliate,
- affirm,
- agree to,
- amen,
- approve,
- approve of,
- assent,
- attest,
- authenticate,
- authorize,
- autograph,
- back,
- back up,
- be willing,
- bear out,
- bolster,
- buttress,
- carry,
- certificate,
- certify,
- charter,
- circumstantiate,
- clinch,
- commission,
- condescend,
- confirm,
- connive at,
- consent,
- consent to silently,
- corroborate,
- cosign,
- countersign,
- deign,
- document,
- embrace,
- empower,
- enable,
- endorse,
- enfranchise,
- ensure,
- entitle,
- espouse,
- establish,
- fortify,
- franchise,
- give consent,
- give official sanction,
- give permission,
- give power,
- give the go-ahead,
- give the imprimatur,
- give thumbs up,
- go along with,
- go in for,
- grant,
- guarantee,
- have no objection,
- hold with,
- initial,
- legalize,
- legitimize,
- license,
- nod,
- nod assent,
- not refuse,
- notarize,
- OK,
- okay,
- pass,
- pass on,
- pass upon,
- patent,
- permit,
- privilege,
- probate,
- prove,
- reinforce,
- rubber stamp,
- sanction,
- say amen to,
- say aye,
- say yes,
- seal,
- second,
- settle,
- sign,
- sign and seal,
- strengthen,
- subscribe to,
- substantiate,
- support,
- sustain,
- swear and affirm,
- swear to,
- take kindly to,
- take up,
- undergird,
- undersign,
- underwrite,
- uphold,
- validate,
- verify,
- visa,
- vise,
- vote affirmatively,
- vote aye,
- warrant,
- wink at,
- yield assent