different between establish vs ratify
establish
English
Etymology
From Middle English establissen, from Old French establiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of establir, (Modern French établir), from Latin stabili?, stabil?re, from stabilis (“firm, steady, stable”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??stæb.l??/
- Hyphenation: es?tab?lish
Verb
establish (third-person singular simple present establishes, present participle establishing, simple past and past participle established)
- (transitive) To make stable or firm; to confirm.
- (transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
- , Genesis 6:18
- But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.
- , Genesis 6:18
- (transitive) To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.
- (transitive) To prove and cause to be accepted as true; to establish a fact; to demonstrate.
Derived terms
- established church
- establishing shot
- long-established
- re-establish
Related terms
- stable
Translations
References
- establish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- establish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
establish From the web:
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- what established the supreme court
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ratify
English
Etymology
From Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratifico, from Latin ratus (“reckoned”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??æt?fa?/, /??æt?fa?/
- Rhymes: -æt?fa?
Verb
ratify (third-person singular simple present ratifies, present participle ratifying, simple past and past participle ratified)
- (transitive) To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.
Synonyms
- (give formal consent to): approve
Related terms
- ratification
- ratifier
Translations
ratify From the web:
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- what ratify the new constitution
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- what does ratify mean in law
- what is ratifying the constitution
- what does ratify the constitution mean
- what does ratify the era mean
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