tr.v. rat·i·fied, rat·i·fy·ing, rat·i·fies To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm: The Senate ratified the treaty. [Middle English ratifien, from Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratificāre : Latin ratus, fixed, past participle of rērī, to reckon, consider; see RATE1 + Latin -ficāre, -fy.] rat′i·fi·cation (-fĭ-kāshən) n. rati·fi′er n. |
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