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Congratulate   /kəngrˈætʃəlˌeɪt/   Listen
Congratulate

verb
(past & past part. congratulated; pres. part. congratulating)
1.
Say something to someone that expresses praise.  Synonym: compliment.
2.
Express congratulations.  Synonym: felicitate.
3.
Be proud of.  Synonyms: plume, pride.
4.
Pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement.  Synonym: preen.






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"Congratulate" Quotes from Famous Books



... you're doing the right thing, sergeant," said Rnine, "and I congratulate you on the way in which you have ...
— The Eight Strokes of the Clock • Maurice Leblanc

... you, great Conkeror of the man whose son was so bully at pickin' up bullocks, is to congratulate you. ...
— Punchinello, Vol. 2, No. 27, October 1, 1870 • Various

... "I congratulate you on being the perfect pupil. Your teacher, could it feel such emotions, would be proud of you. Only to an exceptional student can it be given so faithfully to reproduce 'His ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 19, 1920 • Various

... this was to be my breakfast. I call that, my dear, the very smallest egg I have seen since I took sparrows' nests. No wonder they sell them at twelve a penny. I congratulate you upon your first egg, my ...
— Erema - My Father's Sin • R. D. Blackmore

... him. "You were wonderful, Hugh," he said enthusiastically. "The way that you crawled up on him the last hundred yards was thrilling. I shouted until I was hoarse. I never saw any one fight more gamely. He's a faster man than you are, but you almost beat him. I congratulate you—excuse the ...
— The Plastic Age • Percy Marks


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