ratify

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rat·i·fy /ˈrætɪfaɪ/ verb (ratified, ratifying, ratifies) [transitive]  PGSCLto make a written agreement official by signing it 批准，正式签署ratify a treaty/an agreement/a decision etc We hope that the republics will be willing to ratify the treaty. 我们希望各共和国愿意签署这个条约。► see thesaurus at approve —ratification /ˌrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] an attempt to delay ratification of the treaty 拖延条约批准的企图→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

ratify• But the administration faces two high hurdles in efforts to get the treaty ratified.• A 1961 treaty ratified by 125 nations outlawed the production of cocaine.• Massachusetts ratified by 187 against 168.• The decision still has to be ratified by the Finance and Management Services Committee.• The US Senate refused to ratify the agreement on weapons reduction.• We ratified the treaty in 1951 but under our constitution this gives no right of action in our domestic courts.• Congress failed to ratify the treaty until two years later.• Because his ennoblement could not be ratified until the Dragon Throne was formally occupied, Alexei was not permitted to vote.• Kharin's three-and-a-half-year contract with Chelsea is expected to be ratified within the next week, when he receives a work permit.From Longman Business Dictionaryratifyrat‧i‧fy /ˈrætɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle ratified, present participle ratifying) [transitive] to make a written agreement official by signing itThe government delayed ratifying the treaty.→ See Verb tableOrigin ratify (1300-1400) French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratificare, from Latin ratus; → RATE1

rat·i·fy verbChineseSyllable  

to make it official agreement Corpus signing a by written Business

ratify
rat‧i‧fy /ˈrætəfaɪ, ˈrætɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle ratified, present participle ratifying, third person singular ratifies) [transitive]to make a written agreement official by signing it
    ratify a treaty/an agreement/a decision etc
    We hope that the republics will be willing to ratify the treaty.
—ratification /ˌrætəfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌrætɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]:
    an attempt to delay ratification of the treaty
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ approve to officially accept a plan, proposal etc: The Medical Research Council has approved the use of a new drug for breast cancer.
   ▪ pass to approve a law or proposal, especially by voting: Many anti-smoking laws have been passed.
   ▪ ratify to make a written agreement official by signing it: The treaty was ratified by the Senate in 1988.
   ▪ rubber-stamp to approve something without really thinking about it – used to show disapproval: Parliament merely rubber-stamped the president’s decisions.

rat·ifyBrE /ˈrætɪfaɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrætɪfaɪ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they ratify BrE /ˈrætɪfaɪ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrætɪfaɪ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it ratifies BrE /ˈrætɪfaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrætɪfaɪz/ 🔊past simple ratified BrE /ˈrætɪfaɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrætɪfaɪd/ 🔊past participle ratified BrE /ˈrætɪfaɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrætɪfaɪd/ 🔊 -ing form ratifying BrE /ˈrætɪfaɪɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈrætɪfaɪɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to make an agreement officially valid by voting for or signing it 正式批准；使正式生效◆The treaty was ratified by all the member states. 这个条约得到了所有成员国的批准。🔊🔊▸ rati·fi·ca·tion BrE /ˌrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]