felicitate
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fe·lic·i·tate
(fĭ-lĭs′ĭ-tāt′)tr.v. fe·lic·i·tat·ed, fe·lic·i·tat·ing, fe·lic·i·tates
1. To offer congratulations to: "I felicitate you on your memory, sir" (John Fowles).
2. Archaic To make happy.
[Late Latin fēlīcitāre, fēlīcitāt-, to make happy, from fēlīx, fēlīc-, fortunate; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
fe·lic′i·ta′tor n.
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felicitate
(fɪˈlɪsɪˌteɪt)vb
to wish joy to; congratulate
feˈliciˌtator n
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fe•lic•i•tate
(fɪˈlɪs ɪˌteɪt)v. -tat•ed, -tat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.
2. Archaic. to make happy.
adj. 3. Obs. made happy.
[1595–1605; < Late Latin]
fe•lic′i•ta`tor, n.
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felicitate
Past participle: felicitated
Gerund: felicitating
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felicitate
vt (form) → beglückwünschen (sb on sth jdn zu etw), gratulieren (sb on sth jdm zu etw)
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