ratify : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ratify	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ratify
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ratify v approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?" Synonym(s): sign, ratify
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ratify \Rat"ify\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ratified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ratifying}.] [F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by calculation, firm, valid + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Rate}, n., and {-fy}.] To approve and sanction; to make valid; to establish; to settle; especially, to give sanction to, as something done by an agent or servant; as, to ratify* an agreement, treaty, or contract; to ratify a nomination. It is impossible for the divine power to set a seal to a lie by ratifying an imposture with such a miracle. --South.