Meaning & use
Felicitate
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To congratulate someone, especially formally, on a happy occasion or achievement.
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The mayor felicitated the graduating class at the ceremony.
Colleagues gathered to felicitate her on her well-deserved promotion.
A note on using this word
"Felicitate" comes from the Latin felix, "happy" or "fortunate," the same root as "felicity" and "felicitous."
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