Home › Words › F › felicitatefelicitatefelicitate means to congratulate.EtymologyFrom Latin fēlicitātus, perfect passive participle of fēlīcitō (“to felicitate”) (from fēlīx (“happy”)), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French féliciter.verbTo congratulate.adjMade very happy.e.g.“I am alone felicitate / In your dear highness' love.” — c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, publisheDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.felicitator 76% match — One who felicitates, or offers congratulation. vs felicitate →felicitation 75% match — The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation. vs felicitate →gratulate 74% match — To express joy at (an event or situation). vs felicitate →felicitously 67% match — In a felicitous manner. vs felicitate →congratulate 66% match — To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for vs felicitate →felicitations 65% match — Congratulations! Well done! vs felicitate →congratulation 65% match — The act of congratulating. vs felicitate →congratulatory 64% match — Serving to congratulate. vs felicitate →