ratify (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ratify*:
VERB	social	ratify, sign	approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

ratify > pronunciation
Sounds	rae'tahfay.
Rhymes	acidify ... vilify: 78 rhymes with fay...

English > *ratify*: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaning	approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	sign
Entails	endorse, indorse	Sign as evidence of legal transfer
Broader	validate, formalize, formalise	declare or make legally valid
Spanish	firmar, ratificar
Catalan	firmar, ratificar, signar
Nouns	ratification	making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
Nouns	ratifier	someone who expresses strong approval

HyperDic: ratify