FELICITATE


Meaning of FELICITATE in English

I. felicitate adjective

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

obsolete : made happy

II. fe·lic·i·tate fə̇ˈlisəˌtāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Late Latin felicitatus, past participle of felicitare

1. archaic : to make happy or prosperous

2.

a. : to reckon or consider as happy or fortunate

felicitating himself on having so good a wife

b. : congratulate

make a point of felicitating those you know whenever there is an occasion in their lives for rejoicing — Agnes M. Miall

• fe·lic·i·ta·tor -ād.ə(r), -ātə- noun -s

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.