facilitate

[fuh-sil-i-teyt]

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verb (used with object), fa·cil·i·tat·ed, fa·cil·i·tat·ing.

to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
to assist the progress of (a person).

Origin of facilitate

First recorded in 1605–15; facilit(y) + -ate¹

Related formsfa·cil·i·ta·tive, adjectiveun·fa·cil·i·tat·ed, adjective

Can be confusedfacile facilitate facility felicitate

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Examples from the Web for facilitate

Contemporary Examples

Spiritual gurus who use their power to facilitate sexual encounters with their students are something of a cliché.
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Lizzie Crocker
December 9, 2014
Not all hospices will agree to facilitate self-dehydration, so Schwarz refers patients to those that will.
The Nurse Coaching People Through Death by Starvation
Nick Tabor
November 17, 2014
Sicilian seaports that will facilitate the shipment have already stepped up security measures, especially on incoming vessels.
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August 28, 2014
The research will be used to make advances in robotic technology and facilitate smoother interactions between humans and robots.
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Angela Erika Kubo, Jake Adelstein
August 6, 2014
Aware of the constant phone surveillance, Escobar raised carrier pigeons to facilitate secure communication.
Pablo Escobar’s Private Prison Is Now Run by Monks for Senior Citizens
Jeff Campagna
June 7, 2014

Historical Examples

Shall be happy to facilitate any despatch you may wish forwarded to your Government.
Explorations in Australia
John Forrest
Of course, in times of peace, they may facilitate the common business of politics.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327
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So I resorted to you to facilitate my introduction to the market.
The Mystery of Murray Davenport
Robert Neilson Stephens
That was why he wanted Mogro to facilitate a landing at Santander.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment
Rafael Sabatini
The leaders can facilitate this process, but it isn't helpful if they try to hurry it.
Marriage Enrichment Retreats
David Mace

British Dictionary definitions for facilitate

facilitate

verb

(tr) to make easier; assist the progress of

Derived Formsfacilitative, adjectivefacilitator, noun

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Word Origin and History for facilitate

v.

1610s, from French faciliter "to render easy," from Latin facilis "easy" (see facile). Related: Facilitated; facilitates; facilitating.

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Examples from the Web for facilitate

Contemporary Examples

Spiritual gurus who use their power to facilitate sexual encounters with their students are something of a cliché.

Not all hospices will agree to facilitate self-dehydration, so Schwarz refers patients to those that will.

Sicilian seaports that will facilitate the shipment have already stepped up security measures, especially on incoming vessels.

The research will be used to make advances in robotic technology and facilitate smoother interactions between humans and robots.

Aware of the constant phone surveillance, Escobar raised carrier pigeons to facilitate secure communication.

Historical Examples

Shall be happy to facilitate any despatch you may wish forwarded to your Government.

Of course, in times of peace, they may facilitate the common business of politics.

So I resorted to you to facilitate my introduction to the market.

That was why he wanted Mogro to facilitate a landing at Santander.

The leaders can facilitate this process, but it isn't helpful if they try to hurry it.

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Word Origin and History for facilitate

v.

Origin of facilitate