English-Thai Dictionary

ratify

VT ยืนยัน  อนุมัติ  ให้ สัตยาบัน  approve confirm endorse yuan-yan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RATIFY

v.t.[L. ratum facio, to make firm. ] 1. To confirm; to establish; to settle.
We have ratified to them the borders of Judea.
2. To approve and sanction; to make valid; as, to ratify an agreement or treaty.

 

RATIFYING

ppr. Confirming; establishing; approving and sanctioning.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RATIFY

Rat "i *fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ratified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ratifying. ]Etym: [F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by calculation, firm, valid + -ficare (in comp. ) to make. See Rate, n., and -fy. ]

 

Defn: 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 with such a miracle. South.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ratify

rat i fy |ˈratəˌfī ˈrædəˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( ratifies, ratifying, ratified ) [ with obj. ] sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement ), making it officially valid. DERIVATIVES rat i fi a ble |ˈratəˌfīəbəl |adjective, rat i fi ca tion |ˌratəfəˈkāSHən |noun, rat i fi er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French ratifier, from medieval Latin ratificare, from Latin ratus ‘fixed ’ (see rate 1 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

ratify

rat ¦ify |ˈratɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( ratifies, ratifying, ratified ) [ with obj. ] sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement ), making it officially valid. DERIVATIVES ratifiable adjective, ratification noun, ratifier noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French ratifier, from medieval Latin ratificare, from Latin ratus ‘fixed ’ (see rate 1 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ratify

ratify verb they failed to ratify the amendment: confirm, approve, sanction, endorse, agree to, accept, uphold, authorize, formalize, validate, recognize; sign. ANTONYMS reject.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ratify

ratify verb both countries were due to ratify the treaty by the end of the year. See confirm (sense 3 ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ratify

rat i fy /rǽtəfàɪ /動詞 -fies /-z /; -fied /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 〈政府などが 〉 (公式に )〈合意 条約など 〉を承認 [裁可 ]する , 批准する ▸ The treaty will be ratified by the Russian parliament this spring .その条約はこの春ロシアの国会で批准されるだろう .r á t i f ì er 名詞