gratulate

[ grach-uh-leyt ]

/ ˈgrætʃ əˌleɪt /

Archaic.

verb (used with object), grat·u·lat·ed, grat·u·lat·ing.

to hail with joy; express joy at.

to congratulate.

verb (used without object), grat·u·lat·ed, grat·u·lat·ing.

to express joy.

Origin of gratulate

1550–60; <Latin grātulātus (past participle of grātulārī to express joy), equivalent to grātul- express joy, congratulate, thank (derivative of grātus pleasing) + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM gratulate

grat·u·la·to·ri·ly

[grach-uh-luh-tawr-uh-lee, -tohr-], /ˈgrætʃ ə ləˌtɔr ə li, -ˌtoʊr-/, adverbgrat·u·la·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby gratulate

grattoir, gratuitous, gratuitous contract, gratuity, gratulant, gratulate, gratulation, Graubünden, Grauer's gorilla, graunch, graupel

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Example sentences from the Web for gratulate

And now let me gratulate you upon the renovated vigor of your fine old friends the Russians.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 (of 10)|John Gibson Lockhart.
Much joy I hope you'l find, we came to gratulate your new knit marriage-band.
Wit Without Money|Francis Beaumont
There was ironic fatality in the accident which checked this tide of gratulate reflection.
Joan Thursday|Louis Joseph Vance
These Letters do gratulate and remembre the ioy of the disciple for hauinge sutch a maister.
The Palace of Pleasure|William Painter

British Dictionary definitions for gratulate

gratulate

/ (ˈɡrætjʊˌleɪt) /

verb (tr) archaic

to greet joyously

to congratulate

Derived forms of gratulate

gratulant, adjectivegratulation, noungratulatory, adjective

Word Origin for gratulate

C16: from Latin grātulārī, from grātus pleasing

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单词	gratulate
释义	gratulate [ grach-uh-leyt ] / ˈgrætʃ əˌleɪt / Archaic. verb (used with object), grat·u·lat·ed, grat·u·lat·ing. to hail with joy; express joy at. to congratulate. verb (used without object), grat·u·lat·ed, grat·u·lat·ing. to express joy. Origin of gratulate 1550–60; <Latin grātulātus (past participle of grātulārī to express joy), equivalent to grātul- express joy, congratulate, thank (derivative of grātus pleasing) + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM gratulate grat·u·la·to·ri·ly [grach-uh-luh-tawr-uh-lee, -tohr-], /ˈgrætʃ ə ləˌtɔr ə li, -ˌtoʊr-/, adverbgrat·u·la·to·ry, adjective Words nearby gratulate grattoir, gratuitous, gratuitous contract, gratuity, gratulant, gratulate, gratulation, Graubünden, Grauer's gorilla, graunch, graupel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gratulate And now let me gratulate you upon the renovated vigor of your fine old friends the Russians. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 (of 10)\|John Gibson Lockhart. Much joy I hope you'l find, we came to gratulate your new knit marriage-band. Wit Without Money\|Francis Beaumont There was ironic fatality in the accident which checked this tide of gratulate reflection. Joan Thursday\|Louis Joseph Vance These Letters do gratulate and remembre the ioy of the disciple for hauinge sutch a maister. The Palace of Pleasure\|William Painter British Dictionary definitions for gratulate gratulate / (ˈɡrætjʊˌleɪt) / verb (tr) archaic to greet joyously to congratulate Derived forms of gratulate gratulant, adjectivegratulation, noungratulatory, adjective Word Origin for gratulate C16: from Latin grātulārī, from grātus pleasing Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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