to ratify an agreement
1ratify an agreement — confirm an agreement, ratify a settlement …
2Ratify — Rat i*fy (r[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ratified} (r[a^]t [i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ratifying} (r[a^]t [i^]*f[imac] [i^]ng).] [F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by calculation, firm, valid + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Rate} …
3ratify — 01. The town council is set to [ratify] a decision to outlaw smoking in all public buildings. 02. The peace agreement has been [ratified] by both sides in the conflict. 03. The federal government is expected to [ratify] the agreement on climate… …
4Agreement for the mutual safeguarding of secrecy of inventions relating to defence and for which applications for patents have been made — NATO Agreement for the secrecy of inventions relating to defence Agreement for the mutual safeguarding of secrecy of inventions relating to defence and for which applications for patents have been made Signed September 21, 1960 (1960 09 21)… …
5ratify — rat‧i‧fy [ˈrætfaɪ] verb ratified PTandPP ratifying PRESPART [transitive] to make a written agreement official by signing it: • The government delayed ratifying the treaty. * * * ratify UK US /ˈrætɪfaɪ/ verb [T] ► LAW …
6ratify — rat|i|fy [ˈrætıfaı] v past tense and past participle ratified present participle ratifying third person singular ratifies [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratificare, from Latin ratus; RATE1] to make a written …
7agreement */*/*/ — UK [əˈɡriːmənt] / US [əˈɡrɪmənt] noun Word forms agreement : singular agreement plural agreements 1) [countable] an arrangement or decision about what to do, made by two or more people, groups, or organizations Our agreement was that you would… …
8ratify — [[t]ræ̱tɪfaɪ[/t]] ratifies, ratifying, ratified VERB When national leaders or organizations ratify a treaty or written agreement, they make it official by giving their formal approval to it, usually by signing it or voting for it. [V n] The… …
9ratify — UK [ˈrætɪfaɪ] / US [ˈrætəˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms ratify : present tense I/you/we/they ratify he/she/it ratifies present participle ratifying past tense ratified past participle ratified to make an agreement official by signing it or… …
10ratify — rat|i|fy [ rætə,faı ] verb transitive to make an agreement official by signing it or formally approving it: The treaty still has to be ratified by the U.S. Senate. ╾ rat|i|fi|ca|tion [ ,rætəfı keıʃn ] noun uncount …