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# ratified

verb (ratify, ratifies, ratified, ratifying); adjective (ratified)

«ratified» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (law, formal) To ratify a treaty, agreement or law is to make it official by voting or signing to approve it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratified/#m1)
2. Ratified describes something that has been approved in this way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratified/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history and citizenship lessons, countries ratify treaties like the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; parliaments ratify agreements. Phrases: ratified the treaty, ratified by parliament.

### Examples

- The treaty was ratified by both countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratified/#x1)
- Almost every country has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratified/#x2)
- The school council ratified the new rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratified/#x3)
- The changes must be ratified before they count. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratified/#x4)
- Parliament ratified the agreement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratified/#x5)
- Once ratified, the treaty became law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratified/#x6)

### Note

Formal. Past form: ratified (y → ied). Signing an agreement and ratifying it can be different steps.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ratified» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ratified/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ratified» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ratified.html) on Mova free.