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–verb (used with object), -tat·ed, -tat·ing.

1.	to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.

2.	to assist the progress of (a person).

[Origin: 1605–15; facilit(y) + -ate¹

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—Related forms

fa·cil·i·ta·tive, adjective

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fa·cil·i·tate Audio Help (fə-sĭl'ĭ-tāt') Pronunciation Key
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·cil'i·ta'tive (-tā'tĭv) adj., fa·cil'i·ta'tor n.

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facilitate
verb
1.	make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
2.	be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents" [syn: help]
3.	increase the likelihood of (a response); "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"

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Facilitate

Fa*cil"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Facilitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Facilitating.] [Cf. F. faciliter. See Facility.] To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or impediment; to lessen the labor of; as, to facilitate the execution of a task.

To invite and facilitate that line of proceeding which the times call for. --I. Taylor.

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