Look up: Ratify

1. ratify
   [Verb] To formally approve and agree something, usually by signing it.
   Example: The peace treaty was ratified by both countries.
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2. Ratify
   Rat'i·fy (-fī) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Ratified (-fīd); present participle & verbal noun Ratifying (- fī`ĭng).] [ French ratifier ,...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/13
   
   
3. ratify
   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...
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4. Ratify
   • (n.) To approve and sanction; to make valid; to confirm; 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.
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5. Ratify
   (V) 'Ratify' is the process by which an authorized person regularize the action or decision taken by some other person without proper authority or prior approval required while doing such acts
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6. ratify
   v. to confirm and adopt the act of another even though it was not approved beforehand. Example: An employee for Holsinger's Hardware orders carpentry equipment from Phillips Screws and Nails although the employee was not authorized to buy anything. The president of Holsinger's ratifies the deal when...
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