Congratulate:the award winner was felicitated by the cultural association...
Also on display on one side of the exhibition hall are photographs of winners who were felicitated at a public reception held for them on Monday afternoon before the awards were presented to them formally in the evening.
The winners were felicitated and given the awards by the state minister, in the presence of the great veteran cinema actor and a group of artists.
He was honoured and felicitated by them in 1999 and by the English Churches.
Origin
Early 17th century (in the sense 'regard as or pronounce happy or fortunate'): from late Latin felicitat- 'made happy', from the verb felicitare, from Latin felix, felic- 'happy'.