to congratulate oneself
1congratulate oneself — TAKE PRIDE, feel proud, flatter oneself, preen oneself, pat oneself on the back; feel satisfaction, take pleasure, glory, bask, delight. → congratulate …
2congratulate oneself — you should congratulate yourself on this wonderful accomplishment Syn: take pride in, feel proud of, flatter oneself on, pat oneself on the back for; take/feel satisfaction in, take pleasure in, glory in, bask in, delight in …
3congratulate oneself — feel pride or satisfaction. → congratulate …
4congratulate — ► VERB 1) express good wishes or praise at the happiness, success, or good fortune of. 2) (congratulate oneself) think oneself fortunate or clever. DERIVATIVES congratulatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin congratulari, from gratus pleasing …
5congratulate — /kənˈgrætʃəleɪt / (say kuhn grachuhlayt), /kəŋ / (say kuhng ) verb (t) (congratulated, congratulating) 1. to express sympathetic joy to (a person), as on a happy occasion; compliment with expressions of sympathetic pleasure; felicitate. 2. to… …
6congratulate — verb express pleasure at the happiness or good fortune of. ↘praise for an achievement. ↘(congratulate oneself) feel pride or satisfaction. Derivatives congratulator noun congratulatory adjective Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as congratulation): from L …
7congratulate — verb 1) she congratulated him on his marriage Syn: send one s best wishes to, wish someone good luck, wish someone joy; drink to someone s health, toast Ant: curse 2) they are to be congratulated Syn: praise …
8plume oneself — CONGRATULATE ONESELF, preen oneself, pat oneself on the back, pride oneself, boast about. → plume …
9preen oneself — CONGRATULATE ONESELF, be pleased with oneself, be proud of oneself, pat oneself on the back, feel self satisfied. → preen …
10congratulate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. felicitate, wish joy to, toast; see compliment 2 , praise 1 , salute 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. felicitate, hail, commend, salute, applaud, toast. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To pay a compliment to: commend …