congratulate
[ kuh n-grach-uh-leyt or, often, -graj-, kuh ng- ]
/ kənˈgrætʃ əˌleɪt or, often, -ˈgrædʒ-, kəŋ- /
verb (used with object), con·grat·u·lat·ed, con·grat·u·lat·ing.
to express pleasure to (a person), as on a happy occasion: They congratulated him on his marriage.
Archaic.
to express sympathetic joy or satisfaction at (an event).
Obsolete.
to salute.
Origin of congratulate
OTHER WORDS FROM congratulate
con·grat·u·la·tor, noun pre·con·grat·u·late, verb (used with object), pre·con·grat·u·lat·ed, pre·con·grat·u·lat·ing. un·con·grat·u·lat·ed, adjective un·con·grat·u·lat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby congratulate
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British Dictionary definitions for congratulate
congratulate
/ (kənˈɡrætjʊˌleɪt) /
verb (tr)
(usually foll by on)
to communicate pleasure, approval, or praise to (a person or persons); compliment
(often foll by on)
to consider (oneself) clever or fortunate (as a result of)
she congratulated herself on her tact
obsolete
to greet
Derived forms of congratulate
congratulation, noun congratulator, noun congratulatory or congratulative, adjectiveWord Origin for congratulate
C16: from Latin
congrātulārī, from
grātulārī to rejoice, from
grātus pleasing