ratify Antonyms
Strongest:
- disapprove
- veto
- turn-down
- deny
- decline
- prohibit
- deny
- negative
- disapprove
- disallow
- reject
- reject
- veto
- disallow
- turn-down
- forbid
- forbid
- negative
- decline
- prohibit
Strong:
- proscribe
- ban
- disregard
- overlook
- enjoin
- overlook
- disregard
- refuse
- ignore
- neglect
- refuse
- ignore
- ban
- enjoin
- proscribe
- neglect
Weak:
Meaning of ratify
ratify (v)
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
ratify (n.)
To approve and sanction; to make valid; to confirm; to establish; to settle; especially, to give sanction to, as something done by an agent or servant; as, to ratify an agreement, treaty, or contract; to ratify a nomination.
ratify Sentence Examples
- The Senate must ratify all treaties before they can enter into force.
- The United States Senate has yet to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change.
- The Chinese government is expected to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
- The ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by all three countries was a significant milestone.
- The Constitution of the United States requires a two-thirds majority in the Senate to ratify an amendment.
- The United Kingdom Parliament voted to ratify the European Convention on Human Rights.
- The ratification process for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) took many years to complete.
- The ratification of the United Nations Charter by the permanent members of the Security Council paved the way for the organization's creation.
- The ratification of the Treaty of Versailles by Germany marked the formal end of World War I.
- The ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment by the required number of states would guarantee equal rights for women under the Constitution.
FAQs About the word ratify
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligationTo approve and sanction; to make valid; to confirm; to establish; to settle; especially, to give sancti
finalize,approve, confirm, sign, acknowledge, formalize, okay, warrant, sanction, OK
disapprove, veto, turn down, deny, decline, prohibit, deny, negative, disapprove, disallow
The Senate must ratify all treaties before they can enter into force.
The United States Senate has yet to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change.
The Chinese government is expected to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by all three countries was a significant milestone.
