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{ Con"gou (?), Con"go (?) }, n. [Chin. kung-foo labor.] Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See Tea.

Of black teas, the great mass is called Congou, or the "well worked", a name which took the place of the Bohea of 150 years ago, and is now itself giving way to the term "English breakfast tea." S. W. Williams.

Con"go snake" (?). (Zo÷l.) An amphibian (Amphiuma means) of the order Urodela, found in the southern United States. See Amphiuma.

Con*grat"u*lant (?), a. [L. congratulans, p. pr.] Rejoicing together; congratulatory.

With like joy Congratulant approached him. Milton.

Con*grat"u*late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Congratulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Congratulating.] [L. congratulatus, p. p. of congratulari to wish joy abundantly; con- + gratulari to wish joy, from gratus pleasing. See Grateful.] To address with expressions of sympathetic pleasure on account of some happy event affecting the person addressed; to wish joy to.

It is the king's most sweet pleasure and affection to congratulate the princess at her pavilion. Shak.

To congratulate one's self, to rejoice; to feel satisfaction; to consider one's self happy or fortunate.

Syn. -- To Congratulate, Felicitate. To felicitate is simply to wish a person joy. To congratulate has the additional signification of uniting in the joy of him whom we congratulate. Hence they are by no means synonymous. One who has lost the object of his affections by her marriage to a rival, might perhaps felicitate that rival on his success, but could never be expected to congratulate him on such an event.

Felicitations are little better than compliments; congratulations are the expression of a genuine sympathy and joy. Trench.

Con*grat"u*late, v. i. To express of feel sympathetic joy; as, to congratulate with one's country. [R.] Swift.

The subjects of England may congratulate to themselves. Dryden.

Con*grat`u*la"tion (?), n. [L. congratulatio: cf. F. congratulation.] The act of congratulating; an expression of sympathetic pleasure.

With infinite congratulations for our safe arrival. Dr. J. Scott.

Con*grat"u*la`tor (?), n. One who offers congratulation. Milton.

Con*grat"u*la*to*ry (?), a. Expressive of sympathetic joy; as, a congratulatory letter.

Con*gree" (?), v. i. [Pref. on- + L. gratus pleasing. Cf. Agree.] To agree. [bs.] Shak.

Con*greet" (?), v. t. To salute mutually. [Obs.]

Con"gre*gate (?), a. [L. congregatus, p. p. of congregare to congregate; on- + gregare to collect into a flock, fr. grex flock, herd. See Gregarious.] Collected; compact; close. [R.] Bacon.

Con"gre*gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Congregated; p. pr. & vb. n. Congregating] To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to assemble; to bring into one place, or into a united body; to gather together; to mass; to compact.

Any multitude of Christian men congregated may be termed by the name of a church. Hooker.

Cold congregates all bodies. Coleridge.

The great receptacle Of congregated waters he called Seas. Milton.

Con"gre*gate, v. i. To come together; to assemble; to meet.

Even there where merchants most do congregate. Shak.

Con`gre*ga"tion (?), n. [L. congregatio: cf. F. congrÚgation.] 1. The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of collecting into one aggregate or mass.

The means of reduction in the fire is but by the congregation of homogeneal parts. Bacon.

2. A collection or mass of separate things.