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ratify

verb
/ˈɹætɪfaɪ/

Etymology

From Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratifico, from Latin ratus (“reckoned”).

  1. derived from ratus
  2. derived from ratifier

Definitions

  1. To give formal consent to

    To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.

    • They ratified the treaty.
    • Thus the workmen decide the principle, the Executive carry it out. The agent provides information and negotiates. The Conference finally ratifies or disapproves.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at ratify. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at ratify. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at ratify

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA