Felicitate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Felicitate \Fe*lic"i*tate\, a. [L. felicitatus, p. p. of
     felicitare to felicitate, fr. felix, -icis, happy. See
     {felicity}.]
     Made very happy. [Archaic]
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           I am alone felicitate
           In your dear highness' love.             --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Felicitate \Fe*lic"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Felicitated};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {felicitating}.] [Cf. F. f['e]liciter.]
     1. To make very happy; to delight.
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              What a glorious entertainment and pleasure would
              fill and felicitate his spirit.       --I. Watts.
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     2. To express joy or pleasure to; to wish felicity to; to
        call or consider (one's self) happy; to congratulate.
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              Every true heart must felicitate itself that its lot
              is cast in this kingdom.              --W. Howitt.
  
     Syn: See {Congratulate}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  felicitate
       v : express congratulations [syn: {congratulate}]