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self-congratulate

self-congratulate verb: to congratulate oneself, especially in a self-satisfied manner.

Verb

self-congratulate (third-person singular simple present self-congratulates, present participle self-congratulating, simple past and past participle self-congratulated)

  1. (intransitive) To congratulate oneself, especially in a self-satisfied manner.
    Synonyms:
    plume

Synonyms of self-congratulate

Forms of self-congratulate

third-person singular presentself-congratulates
present participleself-congratulating
past participleself-congratulated
pastself-congratulated

Origin of self-congratulate

From self- + congratulate.

Questions about self-congratulate

What does self-congratulate mean?
Self-congratulate means to congratulate oneself, especially in a self-satisfied manner.
What part of speech is self-congratulate?
Self-congratulate is a verb.
What is the past tense of self-congratulate?
The past tense of self-congratulate is self-congratulated.

Words near self-congratulate in the dictionary

  1. self-confidently
  2. self-confiding
  3. self-confinement
  4. self-confinements
  5. self-confrontation
  6. self-congratulate
  7. self-congratulated
  8. self-congratulates
  9. self-congratulating
  10. self-congratulation
  11. self-congratulations

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