Past tense of gratulate; congratulated or expressed joy and good wishes.
From Latin 'gratulatus,' past participle of 'gratulari.' This archaic past tense form appears in older English texts but has been largely replaced by 'congratulated.'
Gratulated is a ghost word—it means the same thing as congratulated, but English speakers chose the longer prefix version, abandoning this shorter form to history books and crossword puzzles.
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