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ratify
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ratify [ˈrætıfaı] VB trans
ratify
(正式)批准 pīzhǔn
ratify
(签署)认可 rènkě
ratify the treaty
批准条约
▶ ratification [ˌrætıfıˈkeıʃən] N
Present
Iratify
youratify
he/she/itratifies
weratify
youratify
theyratify
Past
Iratified
youratified
he/she/itratified
weratified
youratified
theyratified
Present Perfect
Ihaveratified
youhaveratified
he/she/ithasratified
wehaveratified
youhaveratified
theyhaveratified
Past Perfect
Ihadratified
youhadratified
he/she/ithadratified
wehadratified
youhadratified
theyhadratified
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ratify the treaty
批准条约
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The 1851 treaties were never ratified, but those in 18541855 were ratified.
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For the constitution to be ratified, however, nine of the thirteen states were required to approve it in state conventions.
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Since this assembly was the principal legislative assembly, it was (theoretically) responsible for ratifying laws.
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The treaty was ratified on the same day it was signed.
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The unfinished state of the inscription and the fact that it had been thrown into a riverbed probably suggests that the treaty was never ratified.
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