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grat⋅u⋅late

  [grach-uh-leyt] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing. Archaic.
Use gratulate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to hail with joy; express joy at.
2. to congratulate.
–verb (used without object)
3. to express joy.
Origin:
1550–60; < L grātulātus (ptp. of grātulārī to express joy), equiv. to grātul- express joy, congratulate, thank (deriv. of grātus pleasing) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
grat⋅u⋅la⋅to⋅ri⋅ly  [grach-uh-luh-tawr-uh-lee, -tohr-] , adverb
grat⋅u⋅la⋅to⋅ry, adjective
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grat·u·late   (grāch'ə-lāt')   
tr.v.   grat·u·lat·ed, grat·u·lat·ing, grat·u·lates
To congratulate.

[Latin grātulārī, grātulāt-, from grātārī, to rejoice with, from grātus, pleasing; see grateful.]
grat'u·la'tion n., grat'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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