different between facilitate vs congratulate

English

Etymology

From French faciliter, from Latin facilis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??s?l?te?t/, /f??s?l?te?t/

Verb

facilitate (third-person singular simple present facilitates, present participle facilitating, simple past and past participle facilitated)

1. To make easy or easier.
2. To help bring about.
3. To preside over (a meeting, a seminar).

Synonyms

• (to make easy or easier): ease

Related terms

Translations

Italian

Verb

facilitate

1. second-person plural present indicative of facilitare
2. second-person plural imperative of facilitare
3. feminine plural of facilitato

Anagrams

• felicitata

Latin

Noun

facilit?te

1. ablative singular of facilit?s

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin facilitas through French facilité

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fat?ili?tate]

Noun

facilitate f (plural facilit??i)

1. facility

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• gratulate (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin congratulor, congratulatus, from gratus (“blessing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n???æ.t????le?t/, /-t???-/
• (US, sometimes) IPA^(key): /k?n???æ.d????le?t/, /-d???-/

Verb

congratulate (third-person singular simple present congratulates, present participle congratulating, simple past and past participle congratulated)

1. To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for.

   Remind me to congratulate Dave and Lisa on their wedding.

2. (reflexive) To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.

   I congratulated myself on the success of my plan.

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Verb

congratulate

1. second-person plural present indicative of congratulare
2. second-person plural imperative of congratulare
3. feminine plural of congratulato

Latin

Participle

congr?tul?te

1. vocative masculine singular of congr?tul?tus