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Added 9 October 2026

congratulate

/kənˈɡɹæt͡ʃ.ʊˌleɪt/ verb

In Latin: grātulor, congrātulor First recorded: 1548 Wiktionary

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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.
To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.
I congratulated myself on the success of my plan.

Origin

First attested in 1548; borrowed from Latin congrātulātus, the perfect active participle of Latin congrātulor (“to wish joy, 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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