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.

Origin of felicitate

1595–1605; <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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Example sentences from the Web for felicitate

He listened with exemplary patience to my brief recital and was good enough to felicitate me.
Ruggles of Red Gap|Harry Leon Wilson
On the other hand, there were some mendicants whose utmost efforts I even now felicitate myself on having withstood.
Our Old Home, Vol. 2|Nathaniel Hawthorne
Est demum vera felicitas, felicitate dignum videri—True happiness consists in being considered deserving of it.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
After the concert Beethovens friends, as was natural, came together to exchange comments and felicitate him.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer

And indeed in this particular the Typees had ample reason to felicitate themselves, for sickness was almost unknown.
Typee|Herman Melville

British Dictionary definitions for felicitate

felicitate

/ (fɪˈlɪsɪˌteɪt) /

verb

to wish joy to; congratulate

Derived forms of felicitate

felicitator, noun

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单词	felicitate
释义	felicitate [ fi-lis-i-teyt ] / fɪˈlɪs ɪˌteɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR felicitate ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of felicitate 1595–1605; <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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for felicitate He listened with exemplary patience to my brief recital and was good enough to felicitate me. Ruggles of Red Gap\|Harry Leon Wilson On the other hand, there were some mendicants whose utmost efforts I even now felicitate myself on having withstood. Our Old Home, Vol. 2\|Nathaniel Hawthorne Est demum vera felicitas, felicitate dignum videri—True happiness consists in being considered deserving of it. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood After the concert Beethovens friends, as was natural, came together to exchange comments and felicitate him. The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)\|Alexander Wheelock Thayer And indeed in this particular the Typees had ample reason to felicitate themselves, for sickness was almost unknown. Typee\|Herman Melville British Dictionary definitions for felicitate felicitate / (fɪˈlɪsɪˌteɪt) / verb to wish joy to; congratulate Derived forms of felicitate felicitator, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to felicitate commend, compliment, praise, salute, recommend
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felicitate

verb (used with object), fe·lic·i·tat·ed, fe·lic·i·tat·ing.

adjective

Origin of felicitate

OTHER WORDS FROM felicitate

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH felicitate

Words nearby felicitate

Example sentences from the Web for felicitate

British Dictionary definitions for felicitate

verb

Derived forms of felicitate

Words related to felicitate