Meaning & use
ratify
To give formal approval to an agreement, making it officially valid.
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The Senate must ratify the treaty before it can take effect.
Member states ratified the new trade agreement after months of negotiation.
A note on using this word
Ratify specifically applies to formal, often legal or governmental, approval of agreements or treaties, not everyday decisions.
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