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facilitate [fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt] vb
(tr) to make easier; assist the progress of facilitative adj facilitator n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 vt → erleichtern; (= make possible) → ermöglichen; it would facilitate matters → es würde die Sache erleichtern facilitate [fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt] vt → facilitare, agevolare facilitate [fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt] vt → facilitare, agevolare How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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