facilitate

[ fuh-sil-i-teyt ]

/ fəˈsɪl ɪˌteɪt /

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).

Words nearby facilitate

facialist, facies, facile, facile princeps, facilis descensus averno, facilitate, facilitation, facilitator, facility, facing, facing tool

Origin of facilitate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM facilitate

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH facilitate

facile facilitate facility felicitate

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British Dictionary definitions for facilitative

facilitate

/ (fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt) /

verb

(tr) to make easier; assist the progress of

Derived forms of facilitate

facilitative, adjectivefacilitator, noun

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