congratulate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To tell someone you are pleased about their success or good news.

   We congratulated them on their victory.

2. 2
   verb

   To feel proud and pleased with yourself about something you have done.

   I congratulated myself on the success of my plan.

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.

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