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Facilitate is defined as to make something easier.

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An example of facilitate is to lead a staff meeting, making sure that everyone's opinions are heard.

See facilitate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb facilitated, facilitating

to make easy or easier

Origin: < Fr faciliter < It facilitare < L facilis (see facile) + -ate

Related Forms:

facilitator noun

See facilitate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb 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.

Origin:

Origin: French faciliter

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Italian facilitare

Origin: , from facile, facile

Origin: , from Latin facilis; see facile

Related Forms:

fa·cilˈi·taˌtive (-tāˌtĭv) adjective

fa·cilˈi·taˌtor noun

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