felicitate

Etymology

From Latin felicitatus, past participle of fēlīcitō (“to felicitate”), from fēlīx (“happy”).

Verb

felicitate (third-person singular simple present felicitates, present participle felicitating, simple past and past participle felicitated)

1. (transitive) To congratulate.
   • 1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days, Chapter 25,

     […] he waddled to the platform, bowed as low as his belly would permit, and was duly decorated and felicitated […]

Adjective

felicitate (comparative more felicitate, superlative most felicitate)

1. (archaic) Made very happy.
   • (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare:

     I am alone felicitate / In your dear highness' love.

Verb

felicitate

1. second-person plural present indicative of felicitare
2. second-person plural imperative of felicitare
3. Feminine plural of felicitato

Noun

felicitāte

1. ablative singular of felicitās