facilitate
verb (used with object)
to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.).
had facilitated
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past perfectof facilitate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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We asked the South African army if it had facilitated Abadigga's return to South Africa.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
On Monday, Upstart reported that it had facilitated roughly $1.4 billion in total preliminary loan originations across 27.4 effective origination days, which averages out to $51 million per day.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
“What use is he to anyone?” he said, claiming he had facilitated Navalny’s transfer for treatment in Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2025
In the two years since its launch, CBP One had facilitated the entry of almost 1 million people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
A substantial douceur to the "housekeeper" had facilitated this, for in the part of the Temple where lies Fig Tree Court the residents do not call their ministrants "laundresses," but "housekeepers."
From Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement by Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston
