- ratify an agreement
- confirm an agreement, ratify a settlement
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ratify an agreement
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Ratify — Rat i*fy (r[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ratified} (r[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ratifying} (r[a^]t [i^]*f[imac] [i^]ng).] [F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by calculation, firm, valid + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Rate} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ratify — 01. The town council is set to [ratify] a decision to outlaw smoking in all public buildings. 02. The peace agreement has been [ratified] by both sides in the conflict. 03. The federal government is expected to [ratify] the agreement on climate… … Grammatical examples in English
Agreement for the mutual safeguarding of secrecy of inventions relating to defence and for which applications for patents have been made — NATO Agreement for the secrecy of inventions relating to defence Agreement for the mutual safeguarding of secrecy of inventions relating to defence and for which applications for patents have been made Signed September 21, 1960 (1960 09 21)… … Wikipedia
ratify — rat‧i‧fy [ˈrætfaɪ] verb ratified PTandPP ratifying PRESPART [transitive] to make a written agreement official by signing it: • The government delayed ratifying the treaty. * * * ratify UK US /ˈrætɪfaɪ/ verb [T] ► LAW … Financial and business terms
ratify — rat|i|fy [ˈrætıfaı] v past tense and past participle ratified present participle ratifying third person singular ratifies [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratificare, from Latin ratus; RATE1] to make a written … Dictionary of contemporary English
agreement */*/*/ — UK [əˈɡriːmənt] / US [əˈɡrɪmənt] noun Word forms agreement : singular agreement plural agreements 1) [countable] an arrangement or decision about what to do, made by two or more people, groups, or organizations Our agreement was that you would… … English dictionary
ratify — [[t]ræ̱tɪfaɪ[/t]] ratifies, ratifying, ratified VERB When national leaders or organizations ratify a treaty or written agreement, they make it official by giving their formal approval to it, usually by signing it or voting for it. [V n] The… … English dictionary
ratify — UK [ˈrætɪfaɪ] / US [ˈrætəˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms ratify : present tense I/you/we/they ratify he/she/it ratifies present participle ratifying past tense ratified past participle ratified to make an agreement official by signing it or… … English dictionary
ratify — rat|i|fy [ rætə,faı ] verb transitive to make an agreement official by signing it or formally approving it: The treaty still has to be ratified by the U.S. Senate. ╾ rat|i|fi|ca|tion [ ,rætəfı keıʃn ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ratify — verb (T) to make a written agreement official by signing it: The government delayed ratifying the treaty. ratification noun (U): an attempt to delay ratification of the treaty … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
