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ˈgrætʃ əˌleɪtgrat·u·late

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  1. gratulateverb

    to congratulate

  2. gratulateadjective

    Worthy of gratulation.

  3. Etymology: From congratulor

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Gratulateverb

    Etymology: gratulor, Latin.

    To gratify the good Andronicus,
    And gratulate his safe return to Rome,
    The people will accept whom he admires. William Shakespeare, Tit. Andr.

    Whither away so fast?
    ———— No farther than the Tower,
    To gratulate the gentle princes there. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

    Since nature could behold so dire a crime,
    I gratulate at least my native clime,
    That such a land, which such a monster bore,
    So far is distant from our Thracian shore. John Dryden, Fables.

    Yet give thy jealous subjects leave to doubt,
    Who this thy ’scape from rumour gratulate,
    No less than if from peril; and devout,
    Do beg thy care unto thy after state. Ben Jonson, Epigrams.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gratulateadjective

    to salute with declaration of joy; to congratulate

  2. Gratulateadjective

    worthy of gratulation

  3. Etymology: [L. gratulatus, p. p. of gratulari to congratulate, fr. gratus pleasing, agreeable. See Grate, a.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of gratulate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of gratulate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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