RATIFY Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

ratify

verb

ˈra-tə-ˌfī

as in to approve

to give official acceptance of as satisfactory Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery

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Recent Examples of ratify During an Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting to ratify a local emergency declaration, McGovern said emergency crews and experts who had worked for days to prevent the overheating of the malfunctioning tank reported lower temperatures were holding on Wednesday. —

Victoria Le, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 The ideology emerged at a 1980 youth congress in the Finnish city of Raŭma, where a faction of just under one hundred signatories ratified the Raŭma Manifesto. —

Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 The move was ratified after a vote involving the 20 Premier League clubs voted back in October. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 May 2026 And on June 10, 1919, Illinois became one of the first states to ratify the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which would give women the right to vote. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ratify

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Crucially, the documents insist that Patriot Front members only use propaganda, including slogans, logos and imagery, created by the group’s innermost leadership and approved by Rousseau himself.

— Will Carless, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Officials in Seattle voted to approve a one-year moratorium on new large-scale artificial intelligence data centers to allow time for the city to regulate the projects.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 June 2026