Associations to the word «Congratulate»

Wiktionary

CONGRATULATE, verb. To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for

Dictionary definition

CONGRATULATE, verb. Say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper".
CONGRATULATE, verb. Express congratulations.
CONGRATULATE, verb. Be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school".
CONGRATULATE, verb. Pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche