Congratulate and Imprecate

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Congratulate verb - To express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune.

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Imprecate is an antonym for congratulate.

Imprecate verb - To ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon.

Usage example: with her dying breath the witch imprecated the villagers for their relentless persecution of her

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Congratulate is an antonym for imprecate.

Nearby Words: imprecation, imprecatory

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