ratify

Verb

Verb Forms: ratified, ratifying, ratifies

To approve and make officially valid; to confirm.
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.

Examples

The league had to ratify the new rules before the tournament could begin.
They ratified the treaty.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

sign, approve

Scrabble Score: 12

ratify: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ratify: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ratify: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

ratify: valid Words With Friends Word