Răt'i-fy, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. RATIFIED; p. pr. & vb. n. RATIFYING.] [Fr. ratifier, Pr., Sp., & Pg. ratificar, It. ratificare, from Lat. ratus, fixed by calculation, firm, valid, and facere, to make. See RATE, n.] To approve and sanction; to make valid; to confirm; to establish; to settle; especially, to give sanction to, as something done by an agent or servant; as, to ratify an agreement or treaty.

It is impossible for the divine Power to set a seal to a lie by ratifying an imposture with such a miracle. South.