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to ratify
01
to formally approve a decision, action, etc., typically through an official process or legal means
Transitive: to ratify a decision or action
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
ratify
3rd person singular
ratifies
Present participle
ratifying
Past simple
ratified
Past participle
ratified
Examples
The members of the parliament convened to ratify the newly proposed constitution for the country.
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ratifier
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