ratify
verb (used with object)
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction.
ratifying
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present participleof ratify.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents about 4,400 flight attendants, said about 90% voted in favor of ratifying the new agreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
When ratifying the amendment in 1868, however, Congress explicitly recognized that it would also apply to the American-born offspring of immigrants.
From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2026
The Election Commission confirmed the victory of caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's conservative Bhumjaithai party on Wednesday, ratifying most of the vote results.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Yet ratifying the agreement has proven difficult because roughly half of the guides don’t want to unionize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
The bells were actually tolling in recognition of Nebraska’s ratifying the Eighteenth Amendment.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
