0 past simple and past participle of congratulate
1 to praise someone and say that you approve of or are pleased about a special or unusual achievement:
The defeated candidate gave a dignified speech in which he congratulated his rival.
His plan was such a success that even his original critics had to congratulate him.
I must congratulate you - this is a very impressive piece of work.
It is my wife you should be congratulating - she did all the hard work.
The editors are to be congratulated for having succeeded in bringing together what are ostensibly ten very different studies into a well-integrated, coherent whole.
The authors and publishers are to be congratulated on reproducing and updating this fine volume.
As a whole, the editors as well as the contributors are to be warmly congratulated.
