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Formally accepting
Answer for the clue "Formally accepting ", 9 letters:
ratifying
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vb. (present participle of ratify English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ratify \Rat"i*fy\ (r[a^]t"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ratified (r[a^]t"[i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Ratifying (r[a^]t"[i^]*f[imac]`[i^]ng).] [F. ratifier, fr. L. ratus fixed by calculation, firm, valid + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Rate , ...
Usage examples of ratifying.
Without either condemning or ratifying the choice of the British army, Galerius accepted the son of his deceased colleague as the sovereign of the provinces beyond the Alps.
Respect for the kingly character would by no means prevent an eastern monarch from ratifying his pride and his vengeance on a fallen foe.
One of them, his pockets stuffed with $ i, 180 cash, fled from fellow officers in a red Porsche, thus ratifying every cheap Miami cliche.
Well, it was one of those call-in radio shows, and we started taking calls from Salt Lake citizens who were pissed off at an ``outsider'' coming in to tell them that Utah's not ratifying the ERA was a sinful and mischievous act.
The Duke had sent a reply ratifying the transfer of command, and Fannon had returned to his former role as adjutant.
His argument that above-ground testing was essential to maintain and `improve' the nuclear arsenals, that ratifying the treaty would `give away the future safety of our country' has proven specious.