gratulation

Variant of gratulate

gratulate definition

gratu·late (grac̸h′ə lāt′)

transitive verb gratulated -·lat′ed, gratulating -·lat′·ing

  1. to express joy or gratification at the sight of
  2. to congratulate

Etymology: < L gratulatus, pp. of gratulari, congratulate

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