Etymology

beatificate

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Today it means: To beatify. Full definition →

Latin beātificāt-
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  1. Latin · borrowed frombeātificāt-
  2. English todaybeatificate

From Latin beātificāt-, the perfect passive participial stem of beātificō (“to bless, to make happy”). Equivalent to beatific + -ate.

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