congratulate
congratulate is a 12-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To address with expressions of sympathetic pleasure on account of some happy event affecting the person addressed; to wish joy to. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To address with expressions of sympathetic pleasure on account of some happy event affecting the person addressed; to wish joy to.
- intransitive verb. To express of feel sympathetic joy; as, to congratulate with one's country.
- verb. say something to someone that expresses praise
"He complimented her on her last physics paper"
- verb. express congratulations
- verb. pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
- verb. be proud of
"He prides himself on making it into law school"
Synonyms
compliment, felicitate, preen, plume, pride
Common word forms
congratulated, congratulates, congratulating
Words from these letters
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