Decline and Ratify

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Decline

Decline verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
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Ratify is an antonym for decline.
Nearby Words: declined, declining, declination, declinable

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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Decline is an antonym for ratify.
Nearby Words: ratification, ratified, ratifying
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