ratify

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. verb approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

Etymology

From Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratifico, from Latin ratus (“reckoned”).

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