"ratify" meaning in English

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        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "утверди́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "odobrjátʹ",
      "sense": "give formal consent to",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "одобря́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "odóbritʹ",
      "sense": "give formal consent to",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "одо́брить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "give formal consent to",
      "word": "ratificar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "give formal consent to",
      "word": "ratificera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "give formal consent to",
      "word": "stadfästa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "give formal consent to",
      "word": "bekräfta"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "hâi-sàt-dtà-yaa-ban",
      "sense": "give formal consent to",
      "word": "ให้สัตยาบัน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "give formal consent to",
      "word": "onaylamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "ratyfikuváty",
      "sense": "give formal consent to",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ратифікува́ти"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ratify"
}