facilitated

American  

[fuh-sil-i-tey-tid] / fəˈsɪl ɪˌteɪ tɪd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unfacilitated adjective

Etymology

Origin of facilitated

facilitate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

These payments were seemingly facilitated by a third party.

From BBC

The paper, "The evolution of cheaper workers facilitated larger societies and accelerated diversification in ants," was published in the journal Science Advances on December 19, 2025.

From Science Daily

Those operations, a U.S. military official said, yielded intelligence that facilitated the Friday strikes.

From The Wall Street Journal

World Liberty previously said it never facilitated or influenced a decision on Zhao’s pardon.

From The Wall Street Journal

To date, these actions have facilitated more than $350 billion in investments to boost U.S. production — a helpful start that we must extend to pharmaceutical security.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

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