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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of ratify
Denver Art Museum Workers United ratified a historic bargaining agreement on Saturday, becoming the first museum workers in the State of Colorado to have a union contract.
—
Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Actors union approves new deal Television and movie actors voted to ratify a four-year contract with studios and streaming services.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
The court ruling led the grant to be rescinded, although Tesla shareholders ratified the plan a second time in 2024, and ultimately the Delaware Supreme Court reinstated the grant.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 6 June 2026
The settlement with 279 of the 280 former students was ratified by the university's board on Wednesday.
—Jasper Ward, USA Today, 4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for ratify
Christa Swanson, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Actors union approves new deal Television and movie actors voted to ratify a four-year contract with studios and streaming services.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
The court ruling led the grant to be rescinded, although Tesla shareholders ratified the plan a second time in 2024, and ultimately the Delaware Supreme Court reinstated the grant.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 6 June 2026
The settlement with 279 of the 280 former students was ratified by the university's board on Wednesday.
—Jasper Ward, USA Today, 4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for ratify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratify
Verb
-
The plan still needs to be voted on and approved in the fall.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2026
-
Ohio lawmakers approved an $875 million payment package Wednesday after the Ohio Supreme Court found the state used the wrong formula to calculate certain Medicaid reimbursements for nursing homes, shortchanging providers by hundreds of millions of dollars.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
-
Officers later located the bear and confirmed there was no further danger before turning the investigation over to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, according to police.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
-
New video evidence has emerged in court that attorneys say confirms once and for all that an idle Southern California Edison transmission line reactivated and started the devastating Eaton fire.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ratify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratify. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
