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Added 9 October 2026

ratify

/ˈɹætɪfaɪ/ verb

In Latin: ratihabeō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ratify at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To give formal consent to; make officially valid, to sign off on.
They ratified the treaty.

Origin

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

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