Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to ratify
Participle: ratified
Gerund: ratifying
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | ratify |
| you | ratify |
| he;she;it | ratifies |
| we | ratify |
| you | ratify |
| they | ratify |
Perfect
| I | have ratified |
| you | have ratified |
| he;she;it | has ratified |
| we | have ratified |
| you | have ratified |
| they | have ratified |
Past
| I | ratified |
| you | ratified |
| he;she;it | ratified |
| we | ratified |
| you | ratified |
| they | ratified |
Pluperfect
| I | had ratified |
| you | had ratified |
| he;she;it | had ratified |
| we | had ratified |
| you | had ratified |
| they | had ratified |
Future
| I | will ratify |
| you | will ratify |
| he;she;it | will ratify |
| we | will ratify |
| you | will ratify |
| they | will ratify |
Future Perfect
| I | will have ratified |
| you | will have ratified |
| he;she;it | will have ratified |
| we | will have ratified |
| you | will have ratified |
| they | will have ratified |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | ratify |
| you | ratify |
| he;she;it | ratify |
| we | ratify |
| you | ratify |
| they | ratify |
Perfect
| I | have ratified |
| you | have ratified |
| he;she;it | have ratified |
| we | have ratified |
| you | have ratified |
| they | have ratified |
Imperfect
| I | ratified |
| you | ratified |
| he;she;it | ratified |
| we | ratified |
| you | ratified |
| they | ratified |
Pluperfect
| I | had ratified |
| you | had ratified |
| he;she;it | had ratified |
| we | had ratified |
| you | had ratified |
| they | had ratified |
Conditional
Present
| I | would ratify |
| you | would ratify |
| he;she;it | would ratify |
| we | would ratify |
| you | would ratify |
| they | would ratify |
Perfect
| I | would have ratified |
| you | would have ratified |
| he;she;it | would have ratified |
| we | would have ratified |
| you | would have ratified |
| they | would have ratified |
Imperative
| you | ratify |
| we | Let's ratify |
| you | ratify |
Verbs conjugated like 'ratify'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'ratify'
gratify,
ramify,
rarify,
babify,
basify,
beatify,
Britify,
brutify,
citify,
creatify,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- approve
- confirm, endorse, validate, sanction, substantiate, corroborate
Antonyms
- to forbid, disallow, or proscribe
- admit, allow, approve, authorize, consent, let, permit, suffer, prohibit, tolerate, warrant
- approve
- disapprove, reject, disavow, disown
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1357, from O.Fr.
ratifier (1294), from M.L.
ratificare "confirm, approve," lit. "fix by reckoning," from L.
ratus "fixed, valid" (pp. of
reri "to reckon, think") + root of
facere "to make" (see factitious).
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-
4. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
5. Proto-Indo-European *h₂reh₁-
6. Proto-Italic *rēōr
7. Latin reor
8. Latin ratus
9. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
10. Proto-Italic *θakos
11. Proto-Italic *-fakos
12. Latin -ficus
13. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
14. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
15. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
16. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
17. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
18. Proto-Italic *-ājō
19. Proto-Italic *-āō
20. Latin -ō
21. Latin -ficō
22. Medieval Latin ratifico
23. Old French ratifierbor.
24. Middle English ratifien
25. English ratify
26. From Middle English ratifien, from Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratifico, from Latin ratus (“reckoned”).
Verbs referencing "ratify"
Thai
รัติฟาย, Thai
รติไฟ.
Sample Sentences
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They ratified the treaty.
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Thus the workmen decide the principle, the Executive carry it out. The agent provides information and negotiates. The Conference finally ratifies or disapproves. [1912, Noah Ablett, The Miners' Next Step:]
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If the Senate ratifies the covenant on human rights and the Supreme Court upholds it under the established principles outlined above, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of peaceful assembly may be destroyed by our own Government at any time by an official proclamation of a state of emergency. [1950, William H. Fitzpatrick, Government by Treaty:]