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laetificate

laetificate verb: to make, or become, happy.

Verb

laetificate (third-person singular simple present laetificates, present participle laetificating, simple past and past participle laetificated)

  1. (ambitransitive, formal, rare) To make, or become, happy.
    • It is called the laetificant, or Powder of gladness, from its effect, for it laetificates the heart and spirits1657, Richard Tomlinson, transl., A Medicinal Dispensatory: Containing the Whole Body of Physick: […] , translation of original by Jean de Renou
  2. (formal, rare, transitive) To enrich; to fertilize.

Synonyms of laetificate

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Forms of laetificate

third-person singular presentlaetificates
present participlelaetificating
past participlelaetificated
pastlaetificated

Origin of laetificate

Borrowed from Latin laetificātus, perfect passive participle of laetificō (“to be energetic or outgoing”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Words formed from laetificate

Questions about laetificate

What does laetificate mean?
Laetificate means to make, or become, happy.
What part of speech is laetificate?
Laetificate is a verb.
What is the past tense of laetificate?
The past tense of laetificate is laetificated.

Words near laetificate in the dictionary

  1. laesura
  2. laesurae
  3. laesural
  4. Laetare Sunday
  5. Laetare Sundays
  6. laetificate
  7. laetificated
  8. laetificates
  9. laetificating
  10. laetification
  11. Laetitia

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