A majority of two thirds is required to ratify an overture.
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Ratify
//ˈɹætɪfaɪ//
Synonyms for "ratify" (124 found)
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give thumbs upgo along withgo in forgrantguaranteehave no objectionhold withindorseinitiallegalizelegitimizelicensenodnod assentnot refusenotarizeokokaypasspass on
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pass uponpatentpermitprivilegeprobateproverecognizereinforcerubber stampsanctifysanctionsay amen tosay ayesay yessealsecondsettlesign and sealstrengthenstrikesubscribe tosubstantiatesupportsustainswear and affirmswear totake kindly totake upundergirdundersignunderwriteupholdvalidateverifyvisavisevote affirmativelyvote ayewarrantwink atyield assent
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44 translations across 31 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κυρόω verb (give formal consent to)
Belarusian
1 entries- ратыфікава́ць verb (give formal consent to)
Bulgarian
2 entries- ратифицирам verb (give formal consent to)
- утвърждавам verb (give formal consent to)
Cebuano
1 entries- uyon verb (give formal consent to)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 批准 verb (give formal consent to)
Czech
1 entries- ratifikovat verb (give formal consent to)
Danish
1 entries- ratificere verb (give formal consent to)
Dutch
2 entries- bekrachtigen verb (give formal consent to)
- ratificeren verb (give formal consent to)
Esperanto
1 entries- ratifi verb (give formal consent to)
Finnish
2 entries- ratifioida verb (give formal consent to)
- vahvistaa verb (give formal consent to)
French
1 entries- ratifier verb (give formal consent to)
German
2 entries- bestätigen verb (give formal consent to)
- ratifizieren verb (give formal consent to)
Hebrew
1 entries- אשרר verb (give formal consent to)
Hungarian
1 entries- ratifikál verb (give formal consent to)
Icelandic
1 entries- staðfesta verb (give formal consent to)
Irish
1 entries- daingnigh verb (give formal consent to)
Italian
1 entries- ratificare verb (give formal consent to)
Japanese
1 entries- 批准する verb (give formal consent to)
Latin
1 entries- ratihabeō verb (give formal consent to)
Latvian
1 entries- ratificēt verb (give formal consent to)
Manx
1 entries- shickyree verb (give formal consent to)
Māori
2 entries- whakamana verb (give formal consent to)
- whakapūmau verb (give formal consent to)
Polish
3 entries- ratyfikować verb (give formal consent to)
- zatwierdzać verb (give formal consent to)
- zatwierdzić verb (give formal consent to)
Portuguese
1 entries- ratificar verb (give formal consent to)
Romanian
1 entries- ratifica verb (give formal consent to)
Russian
4 entries- одо́брить verb (give formal consent to)
- одобря́ть verb (give formal consent to)
- ратифици́ровать verb (give formal consent to)
- утверди́ть verb (give formal consent to)
Spanish
1 entries- ratificar verb (give formal consent to)
Swedish
3 entries- bekräfta verb (give formal consent to)
- ratificera verb (give formal consent to)
- stadfästa verb (give formal consent to)
Thai
1 entries- ให้สัตยาบัน verb (give formal consent to)
Turkish
1 entries- onaylamak verb (give formal consent to)
Ukrainian
1 entries- ратифікува́ти verb (give formal consent to)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
But gladly sire Anchises hails the sign, / and gazing upward through the starlit air, / his hands and voice together lifts in prayer: / "O Jove omnipotent, dread power benign, / if aught our piety deserve, if e'er / a suppliant move thee, hearken and incline / this once, and aid us now and ratify thy sign."
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During the caucus event, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats will not give up trying to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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After two years in hiding, Mozambique opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama arrived in Maputo on Thursday to "ratify a pact between his Renamo party and the government ending hostilities ahead of an Oct. 15 election," according to reports by Reuters.
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