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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.

RELATED WORDS

commend, compliment, praise, salute, recommend

Nearby words

  1. feldspathoid,
  2. felice,
  3. felicia,
  4. felicide,
  5. felicific,
  6. felicitation,
  7. felicitations,
  8. felicitous,
  9. felicitously,
  10. felicity

Origin of felicitate

1595–1605; < Late Latin fēlīcitātus made happy (past participle of fēlīcitāre). See felicity, -ate1
Related formsfe·lic·i·ta·tor, nounun·fe·lic·i·tat·ed, adjectiveun·fe·lic·i·tat·ing, adjective
Can be confusedfacile facilitate facility felicitate
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British Dictionary definitions for felicitate

felicitate

/ (fɪˈlɪsɪˌteɪt) /

verb

to wish joy to; congratulate
Derived Formsfelicitator, noun
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Word Origin and History for felicitate

felicitate

v.

1620s, "to render happy;" 1630s, "to reckon happy;" from Latin felicitatus, past participle of felicitare "to make happy," from felicitas "fruitfulness, happiness," from felix (see felicity). Meaning "congratulate" is from 1630s. Related: Felicitated; felicitating.

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