ratified

[ rat-uh-fahyd ]

adjective

1. confirmed by formal or authoritative consent or approval:

   The international Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most widely ratified human rights treaty of all time.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of ratify ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·rat·i·fied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ratified¹

ratify ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

If his nomination is ratified by the Senate, he will lead a huge agency overseeing everything from food safety to medical research and welfare programmes.

From BBC

This was ratified by the US Senate, almost unanimously, in 1992.

From BBC

Proposals are due to be ratified by its policy board on 18 November to limit full PGA Tour membership and tournament field sizes.

From BBC

North Carolina and Rhode Island couldn’t participate because they hadn’t yet ratified the Constitution.

From Salon

Retirement benefits for all city workers are usually negotiated with various public employee unions, then ratified by ordinance.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accepted
• allowed
• authorized
• backed
• endorsed
• passed
• permitted
• recognized
• sanctioned
• supported