facilitated

[fuh-sil-i-tey-tid]

adjective

1. (of a discussion, workshop, etc.) led or moderated, especially by a person trained to do so.

   All of the club’s members are invited to attend a facilitated workshop to review all aspects of club activity.

2. made easier or less difficult.

   The number of visitors to the EU increased as a result of the facilitated visa process.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of facilitate.

Other Word Forms

• unfacilitated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of facilitated¹

facilitate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Until control was returned to the host nation in 1999, “the country that stood to gain the least from the Panama Canal and the international connectivity it facilitated was Panama itself.”

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They had just begun calling us their moms, clinging to us as we facilitated visits with the relatives to ease a possible transition, not for us, but for them.

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The influx of gold underpinned the global currency expansion that facilitated economic growth.

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Lebanon has arrested 32 people in recent months on suspicion of providing Israel with information on Hezbollah that facilitated strikes on the Iran-backed militant group, a judicial official told AFP on Thursday.

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It states: "He facilitated the unlawful arrival of persons into the United Kingdom who were not United Kingdom nationals nor permanent residents... with a view to obtaining a benefit for himself, namely money."

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Related Words

• aid 
• ease 
• expedite 
• further 
• help 
• promote 
• simplify 
• speed