Invidiate
/ɪnˈvɪd.i.eɪt/noun
To make someone the object of envy or ill will.
Did you know?Invidiate comes from the same Latin root as *envy* and *invidious*, and in older use it could mean to bring odium or resentment onto someone by making them look too favored or too successful.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
invidiāre
“to make envious; to excite ill will”
Late Latin
Latin
invidiatus
“made the object of envy or hatred”
14th–15th Century
English
invidiate
“to expose to envy or resentment; to make odious”
Modern English
English
invidiate
“to cause envy, resentment, or ill will”