laetificate

English

Etymology

From Latin laetificātus, from laetificō (“to be energetic or outgoing”).

Verb

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

1. (rare, formal, transitive, intransitive) To make, or become, happy.

   Synonyms: cheer up, perk up; see also Thesaurus:gladden

   • 1657, Richard Tomlinson, transl., A Medicinal Dispensatory: Containing the Whole Body of Physick: […] ‎^[1], translation of original by Jean de Renou:

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

2. (rare, formal, transitive) To enrich; to fertilize.