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ratifying

ratifying is the present participle and gerund of ratify.

Meaning of ratify

Verb

ratify (third-person singular simple present ratifies, present participle ratifying, simple past and past participle ratified)

  1. (transitive) To give formal consent to; make officially valid, to sign off on.
    • They ratified the treaty.

Questions about ratifying

What is ratifying the present participle and gerund of?
Ratifying is the present participle and gerund of ratify.

Words near ratifying in the dictionary

  1. ratified
  2. ratifier
  3. ratifiers
  4. ratifies
  5. ratify
  6. ratifying
  7. Ratigan
  8. Ratigans
  9. ratihabition
  10. ratihabitions
  11. ratine

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