laetificate

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verb

To make, or become, happy.

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OriginLatin laetificātus →
First used 1547–1657Scrabble 16
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Meanings

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

present singular third person laetificates · participle present laetificating · participle past laetificated · past laetificated

  1. ambitransitiveformalrareTo make, or become, happy.First known use 1547–1657

    It is called the laetificant, or Powder of gladness, from its effect, for it laetificates the heart and spirits

    1657, Richard Tomlinson, transl., A Medicinal Dispensatory: Containing the Whole Body of Physick: […] , translation of original by Jean de Renou

    Synonyms: cheer up, perk up, beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, cheer

  2. formalraretransitiveTo enrich; to fertilize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make, or become, happy.

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Also see
gladden

Origin

  1. Latinlaetificātus
  2. Englishlaetificate

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

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APA

laetificate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laetificate

MLA

“laetificate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laetificate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laetificate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laetificate.

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