Ratified
[rat-uh-fahy] /ˈræt əˌfaɪ/
verb (used with object), ratified, ratifying.
1.
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:
to ratify a constitutional amendment.
2.
to confirm (something done or arranged by an agent or by representatives) by such action.
/ˈrætɪˌfaɪ/
verb -fies, -fying, -fied
1.
(transitive) to give formal approval or consent to
v.
mid-14c., from Old French ratifier (13c.), from Medieval Latin ratificare “confirm, approve,” literally “fix by reckoning,” from Latin ratus “fixed by calculation; determined; approved; certain, sure; valid” (past participle adjective from reri “to reckon, think;” see reason (v.)) + root of facere “to make” (see factitious). Related: Ratified; ratifying.
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