Congratulate
Congratulate verb - To express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune.
Welcome and congratulate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Welcome" instead a verb "Congratulate".
Welcome
Welcome verb - To receive or accept gladly or readily.
Congratulate and welcome are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Congratulate" instead a verb "Welcome".
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In "Welcome to the Forty Thieves", the forty thieves congratulate Aladdin on becoming their newest member after his father takes him to their hide-out.
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Shell-Shocked Veteran: While riding a bus during a welcome-home parade, the Marines find themselves face-to-face with a ragged Vietnam War veteran who jumps onto the bus to congratulate them for winning the war, and making it "clean".
Source: Film / Jarhead
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