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   ratify

   /ˈratɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid: "both countries were due to ratify the treaty by the end of the year"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French ratifier, from medieval Latin ratificare, from Latin ratus ‘fixed’ (see rate1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. ratifiable adjective
   • 2. ratifier noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • F

     4

   • Y

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