ratify

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English ratifien, from Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratifico, from Latin ratus (“reckoned”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹætɪfaɪ/, /ˈɹætəfaɪ/ Rhymes: -ætɪfaɪ === Verb === ratify (third-person singular simple present ratifies, present participle ratifying, simple past and past participle ratified) (transitive) To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on. Synonym: approve ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ratification ==== Translations ====