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Ratify
/ˈræt.ɪ.faɪ/ verb mediumTo give formal, official approval to an agreement, making it valid and binding.
The senate needed a two-thirds vote to ratify the treaty before it could take effect.
Memory Trick
'Ratify' contains 'rate,' suggesting something is rated as acceptable - once ratified, a deal earns its final stamp of approval.