English → Latin
“ratify” in Latin
sanciōto render, make or appoint as sacred or inviolable by a religious act, sanctify (make holy); to devote, consecrate, dediefficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about, auguraugur (priest, diviner, or soothsayer, one who foretold the future in part by interpreting the song and flight of birds)pangōto fasten, fix, set, especially drive, sink, force in; to set, plant; to celebrate, tell of, record, compose accounts oflēxthe legal machinery of a state, the law; a law, statute, bill; the laws regarded as a body, the constitution
The English word ratify itself goes back to Latin reor, through ratifico.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ratify
sancire (lo make irrevocable, declare inviolable; e.g., augurem; pactum; legem): alicujus rei auctorem fieri (to approve of and accept): ratum facere or efficere, ratum esse jubere (to confirm).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ratify?
- The usual Latin words for “ratify” are sanciō, efficiō, augur; also pangō, lēx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.