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<blockquote>With like joy <b>Congratulant</b> approached him. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Congratulate</h1> <Xpage=303>

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

<blockquote>It is the king's most sweet pleasure and affection to <b>congratulate</b> the princess at her pavilion. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>To congratulate one's self</col>, <cd>to rejoice; to feel satisfaction; to consider one's self happy or fortunate.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>To Congratulate</er>, <er>Felicitate</er>.</syn> <usage> To <i>felicitate</i> is simply to wish a person joy. To <i>congratulate</i> 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 <i>felicitate</i> that rival on his success, but could never be expected to <i>congratulate</i> him on such an event.</usage>

<blockquote><b>Felicitations</b> are little better than compliments; <b>congratulations</b> are the expression of a genuine sympathy and joy. <i>Trench.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Congratulate</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Con*grat"u*late</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To express of feel sympathetic joy; <as>as, to <ex>congratulate</ex> with one's country</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Swift.</i>

<blockquote>The subjects of England may <b>congratulate</b> to themselves. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Congratulation</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Con*grat`u*la"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>congratulatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>congratulation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of congratulating; an expression of sympathetic pleasure.</def>

<blockquote>With infinite <b>congratulations</b> for our safe arrival. <i>Dr. J. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Congratulator</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Con*grat"u*la`tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who offers congratulation.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Congratulatory</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Con*grat"u*la*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Expressive of sympathetic joy; <as>as, a <ex>congratulatory</ex> letter</as>.</def>

<h1>Congree</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Con*gree"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Pref.<ets>on-</ets>+ L. <ets>gratus</ets> pleasing. Cf. <er>Agree</er>.]</ety> <def>To agree.</def> <mark>[bs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Congreet</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Con*greet"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To salute mutually.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Congregate</h1> <Xpage=303>

<hw>Con"gre*gate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>congregatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>congregare</ets> to congregate; <ets>on-</ets> + <ets>gregare</ets> to collect into a flock, fr. <ets>grex</ets> flock, herd. See <er>Gregarious</er>.]</ety> <def>Collected; compact; close.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Congregate</h1> <Xpage=303>