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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Gratulate

Grăt'ū-lāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. GRATULATED; p. pr. & vb. n. GRATULATING.] [Lat. gratulari, gratulatum, from gratus, pleasing, agreeable; Sp. gratular, It. gratulare.] To salute with declarations of joy; to congratulate. “To gratulate the gentle princes there.” Shak.

Grăt'ū-late, a.

adjective

(45), a. Worthy of joy or gratulation. There's more behind that is more gratulate. Shak.