felicitate

verb

Definition of felicitatenext
as in to congratulate
to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune the other pianists rushed to felicitate the winner of the piano competition

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congratulate
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  • Pezeshkian congratulated Khalil al-Hayya on his election as head of the group’s political bureau and told him Iran would continue supporting the Palestinian cause, according to a Hamas statement posted in Arabic, and reviewed by Fox News Digital.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The text is a reference to the song’s lyrics, which see Bad Bunny congratulating and thanking his parents for giving birth to him.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
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“Felicitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/felicitate. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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