facilitate
verb (used with object)
to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.).
has facilitated
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present perfectof facilitate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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While ChatGPT and other AI tools may be amplifying the problem of cheating, technology has facilitated student cheating for some time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
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 ● Mar. 26, 2026
And boys’ basketball coach Austin Loeb, through his connection to the Luol Deng Foundation, has facilitated the addition of several players from the former NBA All-Star’s native South Sudan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
Moreover, this approach has facilitated the investigation into molecular mechanisms underlying electrical conductivity in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1, a model electrogenic microorganism.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024
M. de Metternich, it appears, is a great collector of autographs, and of course his position has facilitated the gratification of this taste.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 by Various
