Ratify and Veto

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Ratify

Ratify verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

Usage example: Lincoln's home state of Illinois was the first to ratify the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provided for the abolition of slavery

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Antonyms for Ratify

Veto is an antonym for ratify in affirm topic.

Nearby Words: ratification, ratified, ratifying

Veto

Veto verb - To reject by or as if by a vote.

Usage example: my husband quickly vetoed my suggestion that we adopt the stray dog

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Antonyms for Veto

Ratify is an antonym for veto in refuse permission topic.

Nearby Words: vetoed, vetoing

Common collocations

bill	ratify bill	veto bill
treaty	ratify treaty	veto treaty

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