how to pronounce ratify

/ˈɹætəˌfaɪ/

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ratify is pronounced in three syllables

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ɹætəfaɪ

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An example use of ratify in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… then we are prepared to ratify TPP and …”

meanings of ratify

verb:

  1. To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.

ratify frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ratify occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ratify can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ratify can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;

words that rhyme with ratify

gratifybeatify

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