felicitate

²felicitate

verb

felicitat·edfelicitat·ing

Definition of FELICITATE

transitive verb

1

archaic : to make happy

2

a : to consider happy or fortunate b : to offer congratulations to

— fe·lic·i·ta·tion \-ˌli-sə-ˈtā-shən\ noun

— fe·lic·i·ta·tor \-ˈli-sə-ˌtā-tər\ noun

Examples of FELICITATE

1. <the other pianists rushed to felicitate the winner of the piano competition>

First Known Use of FELICITATE

1628

Related to FELICITATE

Synonyms: compliment, congratulate, hug

Related Words: applaud, cheer, commend, hail, salute; extol (also extoll), glorify, laud, praise

Near Antonyms: bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, decry, deprecate, depreciate, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, write off; jeer, mock, ridicule, taunt, tease

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