GRAT'ULATE, verb transitive [Latin gratulor, from gratus, pleasing, grateful.] 1. To express joy or pleasure to a person, on account of his success, or the reception of some good; to salute with declarations of joy; to congratulate. [The latter word is more generally used.] To gratulate the gentle princes there. 2. To wish or express joy to. 3. To declare joy for; to mention with joy.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI