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21congratulate — 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 …
22congratulate 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 …
23congratulate yourself — to be proud of yourself for being successful or lucky congratulate yourself on: I was congratulating myself on my lucky escape when disaster struck …
24congratulate oneself — TAKE PRIDE, feel proud, flatter oneself, preen oneself, pat oneself on the back; feel satisfaction, take pleasure, glory, bask, delight. → congratulate …
25To congratulate one's self — Congratulate Con*grat u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Congratulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Congratulating}.] [L. congratulatus, p. p. of congratulari to wish joy abundantly; con + gratulari to wish joy, from gratus pleasing. See {Grateful}.] To address… …
26congratulate — transitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin congratulatus, past participle of congratulari to wish joy, from com + gratulari to wish joy, from gratus pleasing more at grace Date: 1539 1. archaic to express sympathetic …
27congratulate — congratulator, n. /keuhn grach euh layt / or, often, / graj , keuhng /, v.t., congratulated, congratulating. 1. to express pleasure to (a person), as on a happy occasion: They congratulated him on his marriage. 2. Archaic. to express sympathetic… …
28congratulate — verb to express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for …
29congratulate — 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 …
30congratulate — see GRATEFUL …