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Gratulate

//ˈɡɹætjʊleɪt// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Worthy of gratulation. obsolete

    "Thanks, good friend Escalus, for thy much goodness: There’s more behind that is more gratulate."

Verb
  1. 1
    To express joy at (an event or situation). archaic

    "To gratify the good Andronicus, / And gratulate his safe return to Rome, / The people will accept whom he admits."

  2. 2
    To greet, welcome, salute. archaic

    "Queen Elizabeth. […] Whither away? / Lady Anne. No farther than the Tower; and, as I guess, / Upon the like devotion as yourselves, / To gratulate the gentle princes there."

Etymology

Etymology 1

First attested circa 1567; borrowed from Latin grātulātus, perfect active participle of grātulor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Etymology 2

First attested circa 1567; borrowed from Latin grātulātus, perfect active participle of grātulor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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