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felicitate

[ fi-lis-i-teyt ]
/ fɪˈlɪs ɪˌteɪt /
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verb (used with object), fe·lic·i·tat·ed, fe·lic·i·tat·ing.
to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.
Archaic. to make happy.
adjective
Obsolete. made happy.
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Origin of felicitate

First recorded in 1620–30; from Late Latin fēlīcitātus “made happy” (past participle of fēlīcitāre ); see felicity, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM felicitate

fe·lic·i·ta·tor, nounun·fe·lic·i·tat·ed, adjectiveun·fe·lic·i·tat·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH felicitate

facile, facilitate, facility, felicitate

Words nearby felicitate

feldspathic, feldspathoid, Felice, Felicia, felicific, felicitate, felicitation, felicitations, felicitous, felicity, felid
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Words related to felicitate

commend, compliment, praise, recommend, salute

How to use felicitate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for felicitate

felicitate
/ (fɪˈlɪsɪˌteɪt) /
verb
to wish joy to; congratulate

Derived forms of felicitate

felicitator, noun
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