• (v. t.) To address with expressions of sympathetic pleasure on account of some happy event affecting the person addressed; to wish joy to. • (v. i.) To express of feel sympathetic joy; as, to congratulate with one`s country. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/congratulate/
[Verb] To tell someone you are pleased that something good has happened to them. Example: David Beckham was congratulated for getting England into the World Cup.
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Con·grat'u·late transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Congratulated ; present participle & verbal noun Congratulating .] [ Latin congratulatus , past participle of congratulari to wish joy abundantly; con- ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/136
to express pleasure to (a person), as on a happy occasion: They congratulated him on his marriage. · to express sympathetic joy or satisfaction at (an event). · to salute. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/congratulate