Verb

[-fying]

1. To make valid or effective
2. To adopt or affirm (as the prior act or contract of an agent) by express or implied consent with the effect of original authorization
   
   Example: Unable to rescind the contract because he ratified it by accepting the benefits

Related terms

• ratification

Etymology

From Medieval Latin ratifico < from Latin ratus (reckoned).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rtfa/, /rtfa/
• Audio (US) ^[?]
• Rhymes: -tfa

Verb

ratify (third-person singular simple present ratifies, present participle ratifying, simple past and past participle ratified)

1. (transitive) To give formal consent to; make officially valid.

Synonyms

• (give formal consent to): approve

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