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fa·cil·i·tate  (f-sl-tt)
tr.v. fa·cil·i·tat·ed, fa·cil·i·tat·ing, fa·cil·i·tates
To make easy or easier: political agreements that facilitated troop withdrawals.

[French faciliter, from Old French, from Italian facilitare, from facile, facile, from Latin facilis; see facile.]

fa·cili·tative (-ttv) adj.
fa·cili·tator n.

facilitate [fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt]
vb
(tr) to make easier; assist the progress of
facilitative  adj
facilitator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.facilitate - make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
aid, assist, help - give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"
2.facilitate - be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents"
serve - contribute or conduce to; "The scandal served to increase his popularity"
3.facilitate - increase the likelihood of (a response); "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"
physiology - processes and functions of an organism
cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

facilitate
verb further, help, forward, promote, ease, speed up, pave the way for, fast-track, make easy, expedite, oil the wheels of, smooth the path of, assist the progress of The new airport will facilitate the development of tourism.
further prevent, delay, frustrate, handicap, restrain, hamper, thwart, hinder, obstruct, impede, encumber, hold up or back
Translations
facilitate [fəˈsɪlɪteɪt] VT (= make easier) → facilitar; (= assist progress of) → favorecer
facilitate [fəˈsɪlɪteɪt] vt [+ development, growth, recovery, process] → faciliter; [+ communication] → faciliter
facilitate
vterleichtern; (= make possible)ermöglichen; it would facilitate matterses würde die Sache erleichtern
facilitate [fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt] vtfacilitare, agevolare
facilitate [fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt] vtfacilitare, agevolare


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The proceeding upon somewhat conceived in writing, doth for the most part facilitate dispatch: for though it should be wholly rejected, yet that negative is more pregnant of direction, than an indefinite; as ashes are more generative than dust.
The Abyssins are not only obliged to maintain the troops in their march, but to repair the roads, to clear them, especially in the forests, of brambles and thorns, and by all means possible to facilitate the passage of the army.
Lists of all purchases had to be made out, and values attached, to facilitate matters at the custom-house.
 
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