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self-congratulate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
self---con-grat-u-late
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To congratulate oneself, especially in a self-satisfied manner.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English congratulate English self-congratulate From self- + congratulate.

Usage

Inflected Forms

self-congratulates (present, singular) self-congratulating (participle, present) self-congratulated (participle, past) self-congratulated (past)

Phrases

self-congratulation

Frequently Paired Words

self-congratulation

Synonyms

plume

Questions

What does self-congratulate mean?
To congratulate oneself, especially in a self-satisfied manner.
Where does self-congratulate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English congratulate English self-congratulate From self- + congratulate.

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