French word

entériner

Pronunciation

IPA/ɑ̃teʁine/

Meaning

  • verbratify

Example

Le conseil a entériné la décision.

The council ratified the decision.

Illustration for entériner (ratify)

More examples

Le patron a entériné ma proposition.

The boss ratified my proposal.

Core concept

A decision is written into the official record and thereby made settled.

Similar words

accepter: To agree to and accept a proposal or its conditions.
approuver: To express official agreement with an action or opinion.
adopter: To formally adopt a motion or policy at a meeting.
valider: To confirm that a procedure or result meets the required standards.

Definition in French

Confirmer officiellement une mesure ou une décision en la consignant par écrit dans les registres ou les comptes-rendus.

Word origin

Entériner comes from Old French enteriner, from Medieval Latin interinare, related to Latin integer, meaning whole, with a later sense of making a decision final.

Usage tips

  • Entériner takes a direct object, as in entériner la décision, without a preposition before the decision.

Other meanings

  • approveverb

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