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

"There's definitely a whole new generation of filmmakers, and they need to be facilitated to produce more work."

From Barron's

And if that happens, then my job to fight inflation is facilitated.

From The Wall Street Journal

Typically, auto dealerships secure purchase orders from private or public fleet operators interested in buying their zero-emission vehicles at the lower rates facilitated by the state incentives.

From Los Angeles Times

A foul was committed that facilitated a goal being scored which might have otherwise been prevented.

From BBC

These workers “are often subject to workplace abuse and retaliation by their employers that is based on and/or facilitated by those workers’ lack of an authorized immigration status,” the institute says.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

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