Ratify is an English word with synonyms like sign or validate. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Ratify meaning
To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.
Using Ratify
- The main meaning on this page is: To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.
- Useful related words include: sign, validate, formalize, formalise.
- In the example corpus, ratify often appears in combinations such as: to ratify, ratify the, ratify it.
Context around Ratify
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ratify
- In this selection, "ratify" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, formally, must, likely, farley and moscow stand out and add context to how "ratify" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include chretien did ratify the deal and conference must ratify the recommendations. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ratify" sits close to words such as ababa, accommodating and adhered, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ratify
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Israel would also have to ratify such a deal. (9 words)
A motion by Glidewell to ratify the letter carried unanimously. (10 words)
Hungary's parliament is expected to ratify the two bids next month. (12 words)
Although all five Caspian littoral states signed a convention in 2018 settling such disputes, Tehran is yet to ratify the document - which also holds up Ashgabat's plans to build a pipeline across the sea to ship gas to Europe. (40 words)
U.S. officials have said any peace plan coming from the Putin-Xi meeting would be unacceptable because a cease-fire would only ratify Moscow’s territorial conquests and give Russia time to plan for a renewed offensive. (38 words)
And the judges said the board did not ratify any infringement of Dodge’s rights by dismissing a complaint he had lodged because of the finding that Garrett did not violate any policy or procedure. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
About 18 months later, then-prime minister Jean Chretien did ratify the deal.
Although all five Caspian littoral states signed a convention in 2018 settling such disputes, Tehran is yet to ratify the document - which also holds up Ashgabat's plans to build a pipeline across the sea to ship gas to Europe.
A motion by Glidewell to ratify the letter carried unanimously.
And the judges said the board did not ratify any infringement of Dodge’s rights by dismissing a complaint he had lodged because of the finding that Garrett did not violate any policy or procedure.
A second round of negotiations resulted in a follow-on agreement in 1979, but the U.S. Senate did not ratify the treaty in reaction to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan that year.
As if to ratify Farley's comments, JD Power issued its latest vehicle dependability study on Thursday.
Hungary's parliament is expected to ratify the two bids next month.
Israel would also have to ratify such a deal.
It served the transitional purpose to provide for an interim arrangement, till the J&K Constituent Assembly could be formed and it could ratify the Indian Constitution.
Meanwhile, the EU-UK body which oversees the NI Brexit deal is due to meet on Friday to formally ratify the legal changes brought about by the Windsor Framework.
NFL owners are set to vote to ratify the sale of the Washington Commanders from Daniel Snyder to Josh Harris today.
O’Regan will forward the recommendations to the two sides and says they’ll have a further 24 hours to decide whether to ratify them.
Pashinyan called Yerevan's current alliances "ineffective" and urged parliament in next week's session to ratify a document that would make Armenia a member of the International Criminal Court.
She said it’s now up to Canada — and all global governments — to ratify and implement the treaty as soon as possible.
Six days after the extradition request was served, Jordan’s Court of Cassation declared the 1995 treaty invalid, for the failure of Jordan to ratify it properly.
The full House Republican conference must ratify the recommendations, but that generally is a formality.
The parliament in Westminster and the European Council will likely ratify the agreement.
Union members will vote on whether or not to ratify the deal next week, and are widely expected to back it.
U.S. officials have said any peace plan coming from the Putin-Xi meeting would be unacceptable because a cease-fire would only ratify Moscow’s territorial conquests and give Russia time to plan for a renewed offensive.
Venezuela proceeded to formally ratify the demarcated boundary in its domestic law and thereafter published official maps, which depicted the boundary following the line described in the 1899 Award.
Common combinations with ratify
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to ratify 127×
- ratify the 109×
- ratify it 12×
- and ratify 9×
- must ratify 7×
- not ratify 6×
- ratify any 4×
- ratify his 4×
- ratify this 4×
- did ratify 3×