facilitating
Americannoun
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the act or process of making something easier or helping it along.
Warehouse management is costly and complex, so the facilitating of safe, precise storage and retrieval is paramount.
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the act or process of leading or moderating a discussion, especially as a person trained to do so.
His degree in social work, law practice, and counseling experience have been valuable in the facilitating of a support group for lawyers with depression.
adjective
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making something easier or helping it along.
Jack Goody argued that writing "is a tool, an amplifier, a facilitating device” that helps people organize and reflect on information.
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leading or moderating a discussion, especially as a person trained to do so.
I was part of a large group of teachers working with facilitating consultant Ms. Allen on a strategic arts education plan.
Etymology
Origin of facilitating
First recorded in 1600–10; facilitat(e) ( def. ) + -ing 1 ( def. ) for the noun senses; facilitat(e) ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses
Example Sentences
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"Sham lawyers facilitating this abuse will face the full force of the law."
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The stock is down 14%, largely because of concerns that stablecoins could eat into its market share by facilitating cross-border payment transactions.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Where borrowing exists, it tends to take the form of bank credit lines used for liquidity management — bridging capital calls or facilitating transactions — rather than supporting sustained leverage.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Inside the world of professional book club facilitating, where the wine flows, the opinions are fierce and the ‘bad mothers’ in fiction are never welcome.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
It is at this point—and at only this point—that we can say that the work of Galileo and his pupils on water flow had finally paid off by facilitating a markedly improved practical technology.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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