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

Back then, nobody could conceive of humankind being connected by machines that also facilitated our disconnection from each other.

From Salon

His group has supplied "up to 200" antennas to individuals in Iran, and has facilitated the sale of "more than 5,000 Starlink devices" by connecting ordinary citizens with underground resellers, he said.

From Barron's

The UAE facilitated the release, the ministry said, adding that the decision was made on humanitarian grounds and as a gesture of "goodwill".

From Barron's

This in turn has facilitated scientific misconduct by a smaller number of scientists untrue to their calling.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s highly technical and a scientifically novel modeling effort, but it wasn’t developed through a facilitated process or expert peer-reviewed,” Tillemans said, adding that it “requires additional time to complete a thorough review.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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