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felicitate¹

  • /fəˈlɪs.ɪ.teɪt/

Where it comes from

From Latin fēlicitātus, perfect passive participle of fēlīcitō (“to felicitate”) (from fēlīx (“happy”)), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French féliciter.

verb felicitates · felicitating · felicitated

  1. transitive To congratulate. […]we contemplate death under quite a different aspect;—creating in us such sweet influences of joy, that our beloved brethren, under one common Father, have attained what we ought all to be in search of, the heavenly goal, that rather than repine at this their advancement, we sincerely felicitate t

felicitate²

Where it comes from

From Latin fēlicitātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

adjective more felicitate · most felicitate

  1. archaic Made very happy. I am alone felicitate / In your dear highness' love.

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"felicitate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/felicitate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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felicitate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/felicitate

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"felicitate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/felicitate.

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@misc{felicitate_2026,
  title = {felicitate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/felicitate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}