laetificate en · VERB
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin laetificātus, perfect passive participle of laetificō (“to be energetic or outgoing”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Meanings
-
(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 spirits
1657, Richard Tomlinson, transl., A Medicinal Dispensatory: Containing the Whole Body of Physick: […] , translation of original by Jean de Renou:
- (formal, rare, transitive) To enrich; to fertilize.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| laetificated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| laetificated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| laetificating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| laetificates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
gladden someone's heart · raise someone's spirits · perk up · cheer up · delight · perk up · exhilarate · elevate · gratify · happify · happy · gay · hearten · make someone's day · light up · enrapture · begladden · upcheer · beatify · fetch · bright · blissen · warm someone's heart · gladden · cherish · elate · content · cheer · jollify · warm the cockles of someone's heart · please · laetificate · enbliss · cheer up · fain · rejoice · turn the frown upside down