facilitate
verb (used with object)
to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.).
have facilitated
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present perfectof facilitate.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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These types of commissions, which have facilitated significant improvements in other states’ public defender systems, are usually established by the governor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
It said its own investigation into "individuals who may have facilitated or enabled offending by Mohamed Al-Fayed remains active".
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
To date, these actions have facilitated more than $350 billion in investments to boost U.S. production — a helpful start that we must extend to pharmaceutical security.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025
The tower blocks had been undergoing extensive renovations - and while the exact cause for the fire is unclear, police say materials on the outside of the buildings may have facilitated its spread.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
The life-giving powers attributed to "love-apples" and the association of these ideas with the fig-tree may have facilitated the transference of these attributes of "apples" to those actually growing upon a tree.
From The Evolution of the Dragon by G. Elliot Smith
