facilitate

American  

[fuh-sil-i-teyt] / fəˈsɪl ɪˌteɪt /

verb (used with object)

facilitated, facilitating

1. to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.).

   Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.

2. to lead or moderate (a discussion, workshop, etc.), especially as a person trained to do so.

   An instructor will facilitate the online discussions, providing students with the questions beforehand.

3. to assist the progress of (a person).

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facilitate British  

/ fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to make easier; assist the progress of

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Other Word Forms

• facilitative adjective
• facilitator noun

Etymology

Origin of facilitate

First recorded in 1605–15; facilit(y) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Brewer said it made sense to make Operation Cornpoppy - which is looking into what role individuals may have played in facilitating or enabling Al Fayed's alleged offending - a trafficking investigation.

From BBC

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization approved an application under its regulatory “sandbox” to facilitate testing the use of DLT to support the issuance, distribution, management, and trading of tokenized bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal

The goal of the Land Bank Authority was to create a single titleholder that would be able to package up and create large development, facilitate large development projects.

From Salon

The re-establishment of diplomatic and consular relations "will facilitate our joint efforts to promote stability, support economic recovery, and advance political reconciliation in Venezuela," the US State Department said.

From Barron's

Comments from Leavitt on Thursday failed to reassure the market that U.S. is doing all it can to facilitate the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• aid
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• further
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