Ratify — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈatɪfˌaɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈatɪfˌaɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈæɾᵻfˌaɪ/.

Examples

All parties ratified the peace treaty
Have you signed your contract yet?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sign

Parts of Speech

verb	approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation “All parties ratified the peace treaty”

Word Forms

signer	noun	someone who signs and is bound by a document
ratification	noun	making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
ratifier	noun	someone who expresses strong approval

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ratifizieren

Zustimmung, Verantwortung oder Verpflichtung genehmigen und zum Ausdruck bringen

🇫🇷French

ratifier

approuver et exprimer un consentement, une responsabilité ou une obligation

🇪🇸Spanish

ratificar

aprobar y expresar consentimiento, responsabilidad u obligación

🇮🇹Italian

ratificare

approvare ed esprimere consenso, responsabilità o obbligo

🇳🇱Dutch

ratificeren

goedkeuren en instemming, verantwoordelijkheid of verplichting uitdrukken

🇵🇹Portuguese

ratificar

aprovar e expressar consentimento, responsabilidade ou obrigação

🇷🇺Russian

ратифицировать

одобрять и выражать согласие, ответственность или обязательство

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुसमर्थन

सहमति, जिम्मेदारी या दायित्व को स्वीकार करना और व्यक्त करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুমোদন

সম্মতি, দায়িত্ব, বা বাধ্যবাধকতা অনুমোদন এবং প্রকাশ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒப்புதல்

ஒப்புதல், பொறுப்பு அல்லது கடமையை அங்கீகரிக்கவும் வெளிப்படுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆమోదించు

సమ్మతి, బాధ్యత లేదా బాధ్యతను ఆమోదించడం మరియు వ్యక్తపరచడం

🇮🇳Marathi

मंजूर करा

संमती, जबाबदारी किंवा दायित्व मंजूर करा आणि व्यक्त करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહાલી આપો

સંમતિ, જવાબદારી અથવા જવાબદારીને મંજૂર કરો અને વ્યક્ત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಮೋದಿಸಿ

ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ, ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಾಧ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಅನುಮೋದಿಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അംഗീകരിക്കുക

സമ്മതം, ഉത്തരവാദിത്തം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബാധ്യത എന്നിവ അംഗീകരിക്കുകയും പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੀ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਕਰੋ

ਸਹਿਮਤੀ, ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ, ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ੁੰਮੇਵਾਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

توثیق

منظوری، ذمہ داری، یا ذمہ داری کی منظوری اور اظہار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

批准

批准并表示同意、责任或义务

🇯🇵Japanese

批准する

同意、責任、または義務を承認し、表明する

🇰🇷Korean

비준하다

동의, 책임 또는 의무를 승인하고 표현합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phê chuẩn

phê duyệt và bày tỏ sự đồng ý, trách nhiệm hoặc nghĩa vụ

🇹🇭Thai

ให้สัตยาบัน

อนุมัติและแสดงความเห็นชอบ ความรับผิดชอบ หรือภาระผูกพัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengesahkan

menyetujui dan menyatakan persetujuan, tanggung jawab, atau kewajiban

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtibayin

aprubahan at ipahayag ang pagsang-ayon, responsibilidad, o obligasyon

🇲🇾Malay

meratifikasi

meluluskan dan menyatakan persetujuan, tanggungjawab, atau kewajipan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التصديق

الموافقة والتعبير عن الموافقة أو المسؤولية أو الالتزام

🇮🇷Persian

تصویب کنید

موافقت، مسئولیت یا تعهد را تأیید و بیان کند

🇹🇷Turkish

onaylamak

onay, sorumluluk veya yükümlülüğü onaylamak ve ifade etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְאַשׁרֵר

לאשר ולהביע הסכמה, אחריות או התחייבות

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