gratulate/ˈɡɹætjʊlət/EtymologyFirst attested circa 1567; borrowed from Latin grātulātus, perfect active participle of grātulor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).gratulate means worthy of gratulation. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.adjWorthy of gratulation.“Thanks, good friend Escalus, for thy much goodness: There’s more behind that is more gratulate.”verbTo express joy at (an event or situation).“To gratify the good Andronicus, / And gratulate his safe return to Rome, / The people will accept whom he admits.”To greet, welcome, salute.“Queen Elizabeth. […] Whither away? / Lady Anne. No farther than the Tower; and, as I guess, / Upon the like devotion as yourselves, / To gratulate the gentle princes there.”