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