felicitate
verb/fəˈlɪsɪteɪt/
/fəˈlɪsɪteɪt/
[often passive] (especially Indian English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they felicitate | /fəˈlɪsɪteɪt/ /fəˈlɪsɪteɪt/ |
| he / she / it felicitates | /fəˈlɪsɪteɪts/ /fəˈlɪsɪteɪts/ |
| past simple felicitated | /fəˈlɪsɪteɪtɪd/ /fəˈlɪsɪteɪtɪd/ |
| felicitated | /fəˈlɪsɪteɪtɪd/ /fəˈlɪsɪteɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form felicitating | /fəˈlɪsɪteɪtɪŋ/ /fəˈlɪsɪteɪtɪŋ/ |
- felicitate somebody to tell somebody that you are pleased about their success or achievements synonym congratulate
- The winners were felicitated by the Chief Minister himself.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin felicitare ‘to make happy’Definitions on the go
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