ratificare betyder på engelska

ratify [ratified, ratifying, ratifies]▼(give formal consent to)
verb
[UK: ˈræ.tɪ.faɪ] [US: ˈræ.tə.ˌfaɪ]The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1868. = Il XIV emendamento della Costituzione degli Stati Uniti d'America fu ratificato nel 1868.

sanction [sanctioned, sanctioning, sanctions]▼(to give authorization or approval to)
verb
[UK: ˈsæŋk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈsæŋk.ʃn̩]

stratify [stratified, stratifying, stratifies]▼(to become separated out into distinct layers)
verb
[UK: ˈstræ.tɪ.faɪ] [US: ˈstræ.tə.ˌfaɪ]