Ratify /(răt"ĭ*fī)/

imp. & p. p. Ratified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ratifying

1. To approve and sanction; to make valid; to confirm; to establish; to settle; especially, to give sanction to, as something done by an agent or servant; as, to ratify an agreement, treaty, or contract; to ratify a nomination.

   It is impossible for the divine power to set a seal to a lie by ratifying an imposture with such a miracle.