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facilitate

[fuh-sil-i-teyt] Origin

fa·cil·i·tate

[fuh-sil-i-teyt]
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

fa·cil·i·ta·tive, adjective
un·fa·cil·i·tat·ed, adjective

facile, facilitate, facility, felicitate.
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facilitate (fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt)
 
vb
(tr) to make easier; assist the progress of
 
fa'cilitative
 
adj
 
fa'cilitator
 
n

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facilitate
1610s, from Fr. faciliter "to render easy," from L. facilis "easy" (see facile). Related: Facilitated; facilitates; facilitating
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