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felicitating

fe·lic·i·tate
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fi-lis-i-teyt]
    • /fɪˈlɪs ɪˌteɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fi-lis-i-teyt]
    • /fɪˈlɪs ɪˌteɪt/

Definitions of felicitating word

  • verb with object felicitating to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate. 1
  • verb with object felicitating Archaic. to make happy. 1
  • adjective felicitating Obsolete. made happy. 1
  • noun felicitating Present participle of felicitate. 1
See all 4 definitions of felicitating

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Origin of felicitating

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Late Latin fēlīcitātus made happy (past participle of fēlīcitāre). See felicity, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Felicitating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Felicitating

felicitating popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

felicitating usage trend in Literature

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