gratulate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to hail with joy; express joy at.
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to congratulate.
verb (used without object)
verb
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to greet joyously
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to congratulate
Other Word Forms
Etymology
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 -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Haile to thee worthy Timon and to all that of his Bounties taste: the fiue best Sences acknowledge thee their Patron, and come freely to gratulate thy plentious bosome.
From Timon of Athens by Shakespeare, William
Sir, we all come to gratulate, for the good report of you.
From The Poetaster by Jonson, Ben
Spirits, if present, grace the scene, And if with me united, Then gratulate the king and queen, Their troth thus newly plighted!
From Faust — Part 1 by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
To gratify the good Andronicus, And gratulate his safe return to Rome, The people will accept whom he admits.
From The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus by Shakespeare, William
Here flock the neighbouring river-gods, in doubt Or to condole, or gratulate the sire.
From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.
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