ratify
verb (used with object)
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction.
were ratifying
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past progressiveof ratify.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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While the Chinese were ratifying their own leadership, rumors continued to circulate about the health and status of Soviet Party Chief Leonid Brezhnev.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Shaking hands, with emphasis," added Shirley, "as if they were ratifying some solemn league and covenant."
From Shirley by Charlotte Brontë
