English Explanatory Dictionary

laetificate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make, or become, happy.
  2. To enrich; to fertilize.

Word forms

laetificate laetificates laetificating laetificated

Etymology

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

Synonyms

cheer up perk up beatify enrapture begladden blissen bright cheer fetch cherish content delight elate elevate enbliss exhilarate fain gay gladden gladden someone's heart gratify happify happy hearten jollify laetificate light up make someone's day please raise someone's spirits rejoice turn the frown upside down upcheer warm someone's heart warm the cockles of someone's heart

Derived words

laetification
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