Dictionary entry

Gratulate

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Grat″u‐late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Grqatulated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gratulating (?).] [L. gratulatus, p. p. of gratulari to congratulate, fr. gratus pleasing, agreeable. See Grate, a.] To salute with declaration of joy; to congratulate. Shak.