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Synonyms for ratify

20 synonyms
8 antonyms
1 meaning

verb

Most common

approve confirm pass establish

All synonyms

Verb

1. Approve

approve, confirm, pass, establish, affirm, endorse, sanction, settle, support, seal, sustain, sanctify, substantiate, corroborate, attest, certify, verify, authenticate

Other

sign, homologate

Antonyms

reject, veto, revoke

All antonyms of ratify →

Definitions

v. 1
To give formal consent to; make officially valid, to sign off on.
They ratified the treaty.

Forms

Past participle: ratified
e.g. ratified → approved, confirmed, passed, established…

Example sentences

establish You establish the property right by paying for it.
confirm I will neither confirm nor deny these allegations.
approve I approve of everything that you did, except this.
affirm It's not a therapist's business to affirm a kid's identity.
sign He was made to sign the contract against his will.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
ratify		steady
establish		falling
confirm		rising
approve		falling
affirm		steady
sign		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: sign¹, pass¹, seal¹
6 letters: settle², verify³, affirm², attest²
7 letters: support², confirm², approve², sustain², endorse², certify³
8 letters: sanction², sanctify³
9 letters: establish³
10 letters: homologate
11 letters: corroborate⁴
12 letters: substantiate⁴, authenticate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (settle² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: ratifier
Italiano: ratificare
Español: ratificar
Deutsch: ratifizieren
Català: ratificar