ˈrad.əˌfī, -atə- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Middle English ratifien, from Middle French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratificare, from Latin ratus calculated, fixed, determined + -ificare -ify — more at rate
1. : to approve and sanction especially formally (as the act of an agent or servant) : make (as a treaty) valid or legally operative : confirm
ratify the nomination
ratify the contract
can by … refusal to ratify the adopted amendment prevent its coming into force — Herbert Weinschel
ratifying his precocious habit of smoking — Arnold Bennett
2. : to confirm the truth of : verify
time had ratified the soundness of the idea
merely ratifying a tradition — E.R.Bentley