facilitate

CEFRB2

/fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make an action or process easier.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To help bring about.

Examples

  • Sami's responsibility is to facilitate the investigation.

  • The new trade agreement should facilitate more rapid economic growth.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To preside over (a meeting, a seminar).

  2. To make easy or easier.

More examples

In context

  • I think I can facilitate that.

  • The flatness of the landscape facilitates views right across the Firth of Forth to Fife, before the railway begins to pierce the Edinburgh suburbs.

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Origin

verb

Anglicisation of French faciliter (“facilitate”) through -ate (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Latin facilis.