Ratify and Shoot down

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Ratify verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

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Shoot down is an antonym for ratify.

Nearby Words: ratification, ratified, ratifying

Shoot down verb - To reject by or as if by a vote.

Usage example: every one of my fund-raising ideas was shot down by the other club members

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Ratify is an antonym for shoot down in topics: destroy, discredit, say no to, refuse permission, declare null and void.

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