felicitate
felicitate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 35 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To make very happy; to delight. What a glorius entertainment and pleasure would fill and felicitate his spirit. I. Watts.
- 2.To express joy or pleasure to; to wish felicity to; to call or consider (one's self) happy; to congratulate. Every true heart must felicitate itself that its lot is cast in this kingdom. W. Howitt.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- see congratulate
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- all
- and
- best
- can
- commendation
- compliment
- condolence
- congratulate
- congratulation
- congratulatory
- day
- felicitation
- give
- gratulate
- gratulation
- gratulatory
- happy
- joy
- laud
- many
- merry
- new
- offer
- one
- oneself
- praise
- rejoice
- salute
- season
- tender
- that
- the
- wish
- year
- you
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is felicitate.
- What is to make very happy; to delight. What a glorius entertainment and pleasure would fill and felicitate his spirit. I. Watts called?
- What is to express joy or pleasure to; to wish felicity to; to call or consider (one's self) happy; to congratulate. Every true heart must felicitate itself that its lot is cast in this kingdom. W. Howitt called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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