Congratulate and Stroke

Congratulate

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

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Stroke and congratulate are semantically related. in honor topic. In some cases you can use "Stroke" instead a verb "Congratulate", when it comes to topics like acknowledge, luck.

Stroke

Stroke verb - To praise too much.

Usage example: a politician with a special gift for stroking fat-cat donors

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Synonyms for Stroke

Antonyms for Stroke

Congratulate and stroke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Congratulate" instead a verb "Stroke".

Nearby Words: stroked, stroking

Mutual synonyms

soothe
hug

Common collocations

hero	congratulate hero	stroke hero
hands	congratulate hands	stroke hands
faces	congratulate faces	stroke faces

Both words in one sentence

Clarke writes in the ending notes that he doesn't know "whether to congratulate them for their one stroke of originality or accuse them of retroactive plagiarism".

Source: Film / Independence Day

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