ratify :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

sign

v. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

pass, clear, authorize, authorise, permit officially

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

confirm

v. support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"

sanction, okay, approve, ok

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

let, permit, countenance, allow

v. consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

excuse, condone, make allowances for, be lenient with

v. excuse someone's behavior, for example

license, licence, certify

v. authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state"

support, back, plump for, endorse, plunk for

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

back, sanction

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

legalize, decriminalize, legitimize, legitimate, legitimatize, make legal

v. make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"

pass, legislate

v. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people's spend their free time"

authenticate, establish as genuine

v. establish the authenticity of something

confirm, reassert

v. strengthen or make more firm; "The witnesses confirmed the victim's account"

void, invalidate, nullify, annul, avoid, quash

v. declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"

veto, interdict, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, disallow

v. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

cancel, declare null, declare void

v. declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"

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