facilitate
[fuh-sil-i-teyt]
- 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).
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Origin of facilitate
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Contemporary Examples
(Disclosure note: Airbnb facilitated the interview between the author of this piece and Simon Wheatcroft).
Other Arab states, including Qatar and Kuwait, reportedly provided or facilitated logistical support.
Indeed, it was the embrace of evidence-based dogma that facilitated the creation of the 10-minute encounter.
But just imagine that Obama had “facilitated” a ransom to Haqqani, and yet Bergdahl had been killed during a rescue mission.
All of these tools and approaches were facilitated by the federal government and its partners at the state and local level.
Historical Examples
The separation of the slag and iron is facilitated by throwing in some lime from time to time.
Heroes of the TelegraphJ. Munro
The operation is facilitated mechanically by the method of slips.
Introduction to the Study of HistoryCharles V. Langlois
However, an event occurred which facilitated their departure.
From Pole to PoleSven Anders Hedin
Vomiting is facilitated when children are raised or placed on their side.
Did he ever tell anybody anything that facilitated business?
The Slave of SilenceFred M. White
facilitate
- (tr) to make easier; assist the progress of
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Word Origin and History for facilitated
facilitate
v.
1610s, from French faciliter "to render easy," from Latin facilis "easy" (see facile). Related: Facilitated; facilitates; facilitating.
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