facilitate

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    make easier
    be of use
    physiology: increase the likelihood of (a response)

Word Origin

facilitate (v.)
1610s, "make easy, render less difficult," from French faciliter "to render easy," from stem of Latin facilis "easy" (see facile). Related: Facilitated; facilitates; facilitating.

Synonym

Example

1. It will facilitate the culture and commitment that the firm hopes to build .
2. Having liberalised its economy , britain can facilitate economic reforms on the continent .
3. Will apple be forced to step in and facilitate the conversion process ?
4. In their role as wholesalers , they provide trade credit to facilitate transactions .
5. Numerous diagrams facilitate and ensure comprehension .

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