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Felicitate
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verb 1. Congratulate.
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Play Button "We wanted to be the first people to felicitate our niece on her spelling-bee victory."
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Latin, early 17th century
Why This Word?
"Felicitate" is based on the Latin "felicitatus," meaning "to make happy," from the Latin "fēlīx" ("happy"). "Felicitate" can be a straightforward synonym for "to congratulate," though the term is more nuanced than that. ...
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