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Webster 1913 Edition
Gratulate
Grat′u-late
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Grqatulated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gratulating
.] [L. ]
gratulatus
, p. p. of gratulari
to congratulate, fr. gratus
pleasing, agreeable. See Grate
, Adj.
To salute with declaration of joy; to congratulate.
[R.]
Shak.
Grat′u-late
,Adj.
Worthy of gratulation.
[Obs.]
There’s more behind that is more
gratulate
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Gratulate
GRAT'ULATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To express joy or pleasure to a person, on account of his success, or the reception of some good; to salute with declarations of joy; to congratulate. [The latter word is more generally used.] To gratulate the gentle princes there.
2.
To wish or express joy to.3.
To declare joy for; to mention with joy.Definition 2024
gratulate
gratulate
English
Verb
gratulate (third-person singular simple present gratulates, present participle gratulating, simple past and past participle gratulated)
- (archaic) to congratulate
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)
- (archaic) to greet, welcome, salute
- 1593, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Richard the Third, IV. i. 10:
- To gratulate the gentle princes there.
- 19th century, James Thomson, Two Sonnets:
- Striving to sing glad songs, I but attain
- Wild discords sadder than Grief's saddest tune
- As if an owl with his harsh screech should strain
- To over-gratulate a thrush of June
- 1593, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Richard the Third, IV. i. 10:
Translations
congratulate — see congratulate
Adjective
gratulate (comparative more gratulate, superlative most gratulate)
- (obsolete) Worthy of gratulation.
- 1604, William Shakespeare, Measure, for Measure, V. i. 526:
- There's more behind that is more gratulate.
- 1604, William Shakespeare, Measure, for Measure, V. i. 526: