ratify
verb
1 ratify
Approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation.
synonym: sign.
Roget 467:
be evidence
etc.
n.;
evince,
show,
betoken,
tell of;
indicate
etc.
(denote)
550;
imply,
involve,
argue,
bespeak,
breathe.
have weight,
carry weight;
tell,
speak volumes;
speak for itself
etc.
(manifest)
525.
rest upon,
depend upon;
repose on.
bear witness
etc.
n.;
give evidence
etc.
n.;
testify,
depose,
witness,
vouch for;
sign,
seal,
undersign†,
set one's hand and seal,
sign and seal,
deliver as one's act and deed,
certify,
attest;
acknowledge
etc.
(assent)
488.
[provide conclusive evidence]
make absolute,
confirm,
prove
(demonstrate)
478.
[add further evidence]
indorse,
countersign,
corroborate,
support,
ratify,
bear out,
uphold,
warrant.
adduce,
attest,
cite,
quote;
refer to,
appeal to;
call,
call to witness;
bring forward,
bring into court;
allege,
plead;
produce witnesses,
confront witnesses.
place into evidence,
mark into evidence.
[obtain evidence]
collect evidence,
bring together evidence,
rake up evidence;
experiment
etc.
463.
have a case,
make out a case;
establish,
authenticate,
substantiate,
verify,
make good,
quote chapter and verse;
bring home to,
bring to book.
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Roget 488:
assent;
give assent,
yield assent,
nod assent;
acquiesce;
agree
etc.
23;
receive,
accept,
accede,
accord,
concur,
lend oneself to,
consent,
coincide,
reciprocate,
go with;
be at one with
etc.
adj.;
go along with,
chime in with,
strike in with,
close in with;
echo,
enter into one's views,
agree in opinion;
vote,
give one's voice for;
recognize;
subscribe to,
conform to,
defer to;
say yes to,
say ditto,
amen to,
say aye to.
acknowledge,
own,
admit,
allow,
avow,
confess;
concede
etc.
(yield)
762;
come round to;
abide by;
permit
etc.
760.
arrive at an understanding,
come to an understanding,
come to terms,
come to an agreement.
confirm,
affirm;
ratify,
appprove,
indorse,
countersign;
corroborate
etc.
467.
go with the stream,
swim with the stream,
go with the flow,
blow with the wind;
be in fashion,
join in the chorus,
join the crowd,
be one of the guys,
be part of the group,
go with the crowd,
don't make waves;
be in every mouth.
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Roget 769:
contract,
covenant,
agree for;
engage
etc.
(promise)
768.
treat,
negotiate,
stipulate,
make terms;
bargain
etc.
(barter)
794.
make a bargain,
strike a bargain;
come to terms,
come to an understanding;
compromise
etc.
774;
set at rest;
close,
close with;
conclude,
complete,
settle;
confirm,
ratify,
clench,
subscribe,
underwrite;
endorse,
indorse;
put the seal to;
sign,
seal
etc.
(attest)
467;
indent.
take one at one's word,
bargain by inch of candle.
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Dutch: bekrachtigen, ondertekenen, ratificeren, signeren, tekenen
Moby thesaurus: OK, accede to, accept, accord to, accredit, adopt, affiliate, affirm, agree to, amen, approve, approve of, assent, attest, authenticate, authorize, autograph, back, back up, be willing, bear out, bolster, buttress, carry, certificate, certify, charter, circumstantiate, clinch, commission, condescend, confirm, connive at, consent, consent to silently, corroborate, cosign, countersign, deign, document, embrace, empower, enable, endorse, enfranchise, ensure, entitle, espouse, establish, fortify, franchise, give consent, give official sanction, give permission, give power, give the go-ahead, give the imprimatur, give thumbs up, go along with, go in for, grant, guarantee, have no objection, hold with, initial, legalize, legitimize, license, nod, nod assent, not refuse, notarize, okay, pass, pass on, pass upon, patent, permit, privilege, probate, prove, reinforce, rubber stamp, sanction, say amen to, say aye, say yes, seal, second, settle, sign, sign and seal, strengthen, subscribe to, substantiate, support, sustain, swear and affirm, swear to, take kindly to, take up, undergird, undersign, underwrite, uphold, validate, verify, visa, vise, vote affirmatively, vote aye, warrant, wink at, yield assent ... show more.
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