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Definitions for felicitate
fɪˈlɪs ɪˌteɪtfe·lic·i·tate
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Princeton's WordNet
congratulate, felicitateverb
express congratulations
Wiktionary
felicitateverb
To congratulate.
felicitateadjective
Made very happy.
I am alone felicitate / In your dear highness' love. uE000284081uE001 Shakespeare.
Etymology: felicitatus, past participle of felicitare to felicitate, from felix, felicis, happy. See felicity.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To FELICITATEverb
Etymology: feliciter, French; felicita, Latin.
I profess
Myself an enemy to all other joys;
And find I am alone felicitate
In your dear highness’ love. William Shakespeare, King Lear.What a glorious entertainment and pleasure would fill and felicitate his spirit, if he could grasp all in a single survey. Isaac Watts.
They might proceed unto forms of speeches, felicitating the good, or deprecating the evil to follow. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Err.
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felicitate
To felicitate means to offer congratulations or to celebrate or acknowledge the good fortune or accomplishments of someone. It is often used in formal occasions or ceremonies.
Webster Dictionary
Felicitateadjective
made very happy
Felicitateverb
to make very happy; to delight
Felicitateverb
to express joy or pleasure to; to wish felicity to; to call or consider (one's self) happy; to congratulate
Etymology: [L. felicitatus, p. p. of felicitare to felicitate, fr. felix, -icis, happy. See felicity.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of felicitate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of felicitate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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