ratify

Meaning

To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.

Synonyms

confirm

approve

sanction

validate

corroborate

sign

endorse

affirm

certify

verify

authorize

strengthen

ratification

pass

approval

seal

🦭

build

buttress

cement

close

conclude

consolidate

countersign

document

edify

effect

enter into

establish

fortify

fulfill

intensify

legalize

make

ordain

play

ratified

reconfirm

reinforce

substantiate

support

toughen

transistorize

underpin

valetudinarian

validation

vouch

warrant

be approved

make certain

make official

Translations

ratifier

ratificar

ratificare

ratifizieren

bekrachtigen

omologare

certificare

ratificeren

επικυρώνω

ratificar

bestätigen

homologuer

ratification

επιβεβαιώνω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹætɪfaɪ/

Etymology

From Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratifico, from Latin ratus (“reckoned”).