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Verb congratulate has 4 senses
  1. compliment, congratulate - say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper"
    --1 is one way to praise
    Derived form: noun congratulation2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
  2. congratulate, felicitate - express congratulations
    --2 is one way to wish, bid
    Derived forms: noun congratulation2, noun congratulation1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
  3. pride, plume, congratulate - be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"
    --3 is one way to feel, experience
    Derived form: noun congratulation2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
  4. preen, congratulate - pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
    --4 is one way to gloat, triumph, crow
    Derived form: noun congratulation1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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