Congratulate

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

• gratulate archaic

Origin

From Latin congratulor, from gratus ("blessing").

Full definition of congratulate

Verb

1. to express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for

Derived terms

• congratulable
• congratulant
• congratulating
• congratulation
• congratulations
• congratulative
• congratulator
• congratulatory