congratulate
Verb
- say something to someone that expresses praise
- express congratulations
- be proud of
- pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
- To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for; to felicitate.
- To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.
Examples
- I congratulated myself on the success of my plan.
- Remind me to congratulate Dave and Lisa on their wedding.
- We must congratulate Dave and Lisa on getting married.
Origin / Etymology
First attested in 1548; borrowed from Latin congrātulātus, the perfect active participle of Latin grātulor (“to wish joice, rejoice (with); to congratulate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from con- + grātulor, from grātus (“grateful, pleasing, agreeable, beloved”) + -or. By surface analysis, con- + gratulate.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
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Words With Friends Score: 20
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