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Definition of: congratulate
(kən·grach′·lāt) v.t. ·lat·ed, ·lat·ing
1. To express sympathetic pleasure in the joy, success, or good fortune of (another); felicitate.
2. Obs. To salute approvingly; welcome; hail. [<L congratulatus, pp. of congratulari <com- together + gratulari rejoice]
—con·grat′u·lant adjective
—con·grat′u·la′tor noun
—con·grat·u·la·to·ry (kən·grach′·lə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē) adjective
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