gratulate (third-person singular simple present gratulates, present participle gratulating, simple past and past participle gratulated)
(archaic) To express joy at (an event or situation).
(archaic) To greet, welcome, salute.
gratulate (comparative more gratulate, superlative most gratulate)
(obsolete) Worthy of gratulation.
• glutarate
Source: Wiktionary
Grat"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grqatulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Gratulating.] Etym: [L. gratulatus, p. p. of gratulari to congratulate, fr. gratus pleasing, agreeable. See Grate, a.]
Definition: To salute with declaration of joy; to congratulate. [R.] Shak.
Grat"u*late, a.
Definition: Worthy of gratulation. [Obs.] There's more behind that is more gratulate. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2024
(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”
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