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gratulate
[ grach-uh-leyt ]
/ ˈgrætʃ əˌleɪt /
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verb (used with object), grat·u·lat·ed, grat·u·lat·ing.
to hail with joy; express joy at.
to congratulate.
verb (used without object), grat·u·lat·ed, grat·u·lat·ing.
to express joy.
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Origin of gratulate
1550–60; <Latin grātulātus (past participle of grātulārī to express joy), equivalent to grātul- express joy, congratulate, thank (derivative of grātus pleasing) + -ātus-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM gratulate
grat·u·la·to·ri·ly [grach-uh-luh-tawr-uh-lee, -tohr-], /ˈgrætʃ ə ləˌtɔr ə li, -ˌtoʊr-/, adverbgrat·u·la·to·ry, adjectiveWords nearby gratulate
gratuitous, gratuitous contract, gratuitously, gratuity, gratulant, gratulate, gratulation, Graubünden, Grauer's gorilla, graunch, graupel
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How to use gratulate in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for gratulate
gratulate
/ (ˈɡrætjʊˌleɪt) /
verb (tr) archaic
to greet joyously
to congratulate
Derived forms of gratulate
gratulant, adjectivegratulation, noungratulatory, adjectiveWord Origin for gratulate
C16: from Latin grātulārī, from grātus pleasing
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