/ Dictionary / Index C congratulate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: con•grat•u•late Pronunciation: (kun-grach'u-lāt" or, often, -graj'-, kung-), [key] — -lat•ed, -lat•ing. to express pleasure to (a person), as on a happy occasion: They congratulated him on his marriage. to express sympathetic joy or satisfaction at (an event). to salute. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: congratulate (Thesaurus) congratulant congratulation Related Content Daily Word Quiz: lunar Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language