congratulate
/kənˈgrætʃ·əˌleɪt/, /-ˈgrædʒ-/ v [T]Definition
› to praise someone by expressing pleasure at that person's success or happiness: I congratulated Jill on winning the award.
(Definition of congratulate v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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