congratulate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin congratulor, congratulatus, from gratus (“blessing”).

verb

  1. To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for.
    Remind me to congratulate Dave and Lisa on their wedding.
    We must congratulate Dave and Lisa on getting married.
  2. (reflexive) To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.
    I congratulated myself on the success of my plan.

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