Congratulate

Origin

Latin congrātulāt- participial stem of congrātulā-rī in same sense, con- together + grātulārī to manifest or express one's joy

• 1539

Definitions

• 1: To rejoice along with another; to express to a person one's pleasure or gratification at his good fortune, success, or happiness.
• 2: To express sympathetic joy on the occasion of; to express joy, pleasure, or satisfaction at (an event or circumstance).
• 3: obsolete : salute, greet

Quote

You have allowed much that is at once vulgar and unkind to become confused with your humor, but on the whole, you are to be congratulated on a comparatively keen sense of humor. Some of you have a rich vein of it and are greatly helped in their earthly careers thereby.[1]