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felicitate

[ fi-lis-i-teyt ]

verb (used with object)

felicitated, felicitating.
  1. to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.
  2. Archaic. to make happy.


adjective

  1. Obsolete. made happy.

felicitate

/ ɪˈɪɪˌٱɪ /

verb

  1. to wish joy to; congratulate
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ڱˈˌٲٴǰ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ڱ·i·ٲtǰ noun
  • ܲЭ·i·ٲe adjective
  • ܲЭ·i·ٲiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of felicitate1

First recorded in 1620–30; from Late Latin ŧīٳܲ “made happy” (past participle of ŧī ); felicity, -ate 1
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Thousands of people attended Sunday's event, which was held to felicitate a prominent social activist.

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“I felicitate you and wish you much happiness.”

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When he visited Goa in 1983, we felicitated him with open arms.

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Tajamul's neighbours are turning up in droves to felicitate her after her return from Italy.

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An unlettered farmer who could barely write his name in Hindi, Mr Kushwaha has now been felicitated by several institutions, politicians and local organisations for his "unique experiment of farming with magic".

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