Definition of CONGRATULATE

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.

Scrabble Score: 15

congratulate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
congratulate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
congratulate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

congratulate: valid Words With Friends Word