Difference between Congratulate and Compliment

CONGRATULATE vs COMPLIMENT: NOUN

An expression of praise, admiration, or congratulation.
A formal act of civility, courtesy, or respect.
Good wishes; regards.
A formal act or expression of civility, respect, or regard: as, the compliments of the season; to present one's compliments.
An expression of praise, commendation, or admiration: as, he paid you a high compliment within my hearing.
Flattery; polite, especially insincere, praise or commendation.
A present or favor bestowed; a gift.
An expression, by word or act, of approbation, regard, confidence, civility, or admiration; a flattering speech or attention; a ceremonious greeting.
To show one respect; to praise one in a flattering way.
To offer formal courtesies to.
To treat with ceremony.
An expression of praise, congratulation, encouragement, or respect.
A remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.

To express one's joy or good wishes to (someone) regarding that person's achievement or good fortune.
To rejoice; to feel satisfaction; to consider one's self happy or fortunate.

To pay a compliment to.
To praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions of approbation, respect, or congratulation; to make or pay a compliment to.
To show fondness, regard, or respect for by giving a gift or performing a favor.

To address with expressions of sympathetic pleasure; compliment or felicitate upon an event deemed happy; wish joy to: with on or upon before the subject of congratulation: as, to congratulate a man on the birth of a son; to congratulate the nation on the restoration of peace.
To express or feel sympathetic gratification: followed by with or, formerly, to.
To welcome; hail with expressions of pleasure; salute.

To pass compliments; use ceremony or ceremonious language.
To manifest kindness or regard for by a gift or other favor: as, he complimented us with tickets for the exhibition.
To give complimentary congratulations to; felicitate: as, to compliment a prince on the birth of a son.
To pay a compliment to; flatter or gratify by expressions of approbation, admiration, esteem, or respect, or by acts implying these feelings: as, to compliment a man on his personal appearance.

Complimented, Celebrate, Commends, Congratulation, Congrats, Commended, Applaud, Congratulations, Commend, Thank, Plume, Preen, Pride, Compliment, Felicitate

Appreciation, Congratulation, Commendation, Salute, Bouquet, Tribute, Thank, Homage, Honor, Congratulations, Flattery, Praise, Accolade, Complement, Congratulate

Appreciate, Salute, Praised, Applauded, Celebrate, Congratulation, Congrats, Commended, Applaud, Congratulations, Thank, Plume, Pride, Compliment, Felicitate

Congratulating, Applaud, Appreciation, Congratulation, Commendation, Salute, Tribute, Thank, Homage, Honor, Congratulations, Praise, Accolade, Complement, Congratulate

Congratulate student for their hard work and perseverance.
Well, I congratulate you again, my young friend.
I further wish to congratulate all the hon.
However, I would like to congratulate the hon.
America, and congratulate you on your initial success.
On behalf of ISAS, I heartily congratulate Dr.
Your students want to congratulate you with birthday.
If it is fitting that I congratulate you on your achievements, this entails that there is reason for me to congratulate you.
Mr Tetamashimba: Madam Speaker, while I congratulate His Excellency the President and the MMD, I want to congratulate some hon.
Congratulate the Newlyweds Congratulate the wedding couple on this exciting first chapter in their lives together.

Gray kitchen cabinets compliment the granite counter tops.
Millicent smiles as though that was a compliment.
Go out and give someone a compliment today.
Hey Louis, thanks for the comment and compliment!
The classic example is giving someone a compliment.
Anyone making a comment or compliment will receive a written communication summarising the nature of their comment or compliment and how we have responded.
Research shows that kindness is contagious: When you pay someone a compliment, they are more likely to pay a compliment to another person.
In other words, give them a compliment, then a constructive critique, then another compliment.
You can pay someone a compliment, or compliment someone on a job well done.
Complement, Compliment Almost identical in spelling, complement and compliment are quite different in meaning.