felicitate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of FELICITATE

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>

Synonyms compliment, felicitate, hug

Related Words applaud, cheer, commend, hail, salute; extol (also extoll), glorify, laud, praise

Near Antonyms bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, decry, deprecate, depreciate, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, write off; jeer, mock, ridicule, taunt, tease

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