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