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ratify vs validate

validate vs ratify

ratify and validate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ratify No No Yes No
validate No No Yes No
As verbs, validate is a hypernym of ratify; that is, validate is a word with a broader meaning than ratify:
  • ratify: approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
  • validate: declare or make legally valid
Other hypernyms of ratify include formalise, formalize.
ratify (verb) validate (verb)
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation make valid or confirm the validity of
prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
give evidence for
declare or make legally valid
Difference between ratify and validate

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