Congratulate and Receive

Congratulate

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

Receive and congratulate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Receive" instead a verb "Congratulate".

Receive

Receive verb - To offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to.

Congratulate and receive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Congratulate" instead a verb "Receive".

Common collocations

kiss congratulate kiss receive kiss
abilities congratulate abilities receive abilities
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