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felicitate definition
fe·lici·tate (fə lis′i tāt′)
transitive verb felicitated -·tat′ed, felicitating -·tat′·ing
- Archaic to make happy
- to wish happiness to; congratulate
Etymology: < L felicitatus, pp. of felicitare, to make happy < felix: see felicific
adjective
Obsolete made happy
Related Forms:
- felicitation fe·lic′i·ta′·tion noun
- felicitator fe·lic′i·ta′·tor noun
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