FELICITATE


Meaning of FELICITATE in English

I. fi-ˈli-sə-ˌtāt adjective

Etymology: Late Latin felicitatus, past participle of felicitare to make happy, from Latin felicitas

Date: 1605

obsolete : made happy

II. transitive verb

( -tat·ed ; -tat·ing )

Date: 1628

1. archaic : to make happy

2.

a. : to consider happy or fortunate

b. : to offer congratulations to

• fe·lic·i·ta·tion -ˌli-sə-ˈtā-shən noun

• fe·lic·i·ta·tor -ˈli-sə-ˌtā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.