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felicitate
[ fi-lis-i-teyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.
- Archaic. to make happy.
adjective
- Obsolete. made happy.
felicitate
/ fɪˈlɪsɪˌteɪt /
verb
- to wish joy to; congratulate
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Derived Forms
- feˈliciˌtator, noun
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Other Words From
- fe·lici·tator noun
- unfe·lici·tated adjective
- unfe·lici·tating adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of felicitate1
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Example Sentences
This is but a word to say how much we felicitate ourselves on having made the acquaintance of Hughie.
Lieutenant Banning, mopping his brow, stepped forward to felicitate his commanding officer.
They should call on her and felicitate her as soon as they have been informed of the affair.
It is less common, although also unobjectionable, to hear people felicitate with themselves on being good guests.
And then regaining control of himself, "I suppose I ought," with a forced and ghastly smile, "to felicitate you on your escape."
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