What does facilitate mean?

Definitions for facilitate
fəˈsɪl ɪˌteɪtfa·cil·i·tate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. facilitate, ease, alleviateverb

    make easier

    "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

  2. help, facilitateverb

    be of use

    "This will help to prevent accidents"

  3. facilitateverb

    increase the likelihood of (a response)

    "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"

Wiktionary

  1. facilitateverb

    To make easy or easier.

  2. facilitateverb

    To help bring about

  3. facilitateverb

    To preside over (a meeting, a seminar)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Facilitateverb

    To make easy; to free from difficulty; to clear from impediments.

    Etymology: faciliter, French.

    Choice of the likeliest and best prepared metal for the version will facilitate the work. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    They renewed their assault two or three days together, and planted cannon to facilitate their passage, which did little hurt; but they still lost many men in the attempt. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

    Though perspective cannot be called a certain rule, or a finishing of the picture, yet it is a great succour and relief to art, and facilitates the means of execution. John Dryden, Dufresn.

    What produceth a due quantity of animal spirits, necessarily facilitates the animal and natural motions. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

    A war on the side of Italy would cause a great diversion of the French forces, and facilitate the progress of our aims in Spain. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPT

  1. facilitate

    Facilitate generally means to make a process or action easier or less difficult by providing necessary support, assistance, or direction. It involves removing obstacles that might interfere with the process, thereby enabling a smoother and more effective execution.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Facilitateverb

    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

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. faciliter. See Facility.]

Editors Contribution

  1. facilitate

    To support the creation of.

    They did facilitate their plans to ensure their wedding was a joyful and peaceful day.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 26, 2020  

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  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'facilitate' in Verbs Frequency: #792

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of facilitate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of facilitate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of facilitate in a Sentence

  1. John McCain:

    Additionally, I believe the United States must further ease the prohibition on the sale of lethal military equipment to Vietnam at this time, including all platforms that facilitate the Vietnamese armed forces' ability to operate more effectively on, above, and within its territorial waters.

  2. Peter Kidd:

    Cardinal Pell, I find beyond reasonable doubt that, on the specific facts of your case, there was a clear relationship of trust with the victims, and you breached that trust and abused your position to facilitate this offending.

  3. David Asher:

    It is U.S. law to engage in effective arms control and nonproliferation, not facilitate it via ‘scientific cooperation’ in the name of threat reduction or refusal to engage in effective compliance with Communist countries that openly aim to incorporate synthetic biology into the future of warfare (apparently with our naive material and scientific assistance), we don’t know for certain what happened in Wuhan but we had every reason to investigate and ask questions.

  4. The HHS:

    Behavioral health is a priority for the Department of Health and Human Services. The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear the need to invest resources in our nation's mental health and address the inequities that still exist around behavioral health care. That's why we are making this historic investment in mental health and substance use services, in addition, this national problem calls for Department-wide coordination to address the issue. That's why I am convening the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council to work across HHS to facilitate collaboration and strategic planning as we implement our behavioral health agenda.

  5. Lakshheish M Patel:

    All attempts are being made through bringing down the share price of government organizations to soil their good image in order to facilitate privatization and favor private corporations and thus politicians want to profit with ill money

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Translations for facilitate

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  • تسهيل, سهلArabic
  • улеснявам, благоприятствамBulgarian
  • usnadnit, ulehčitCzech
  • facilitereDanish
  • erleichtern, fördernGerman
  • διευκολύνωGreek
  • faciligiEsperanto
  • facilitarSpanish
  • تسهیل کردنPersian
  • [[johtaa]] [[puhetta]], fasilitoida, johtaa, helpottaaFinnish
  • faciliterFrench
  • की सुविधाHindi
  • азайтуу, жеңилдетүү, басаңдатуу, оңойлотууKyrgyz
  • tūāpā, huawaereMāori
  • gjøre lettere, forenkleNorwegian
  • gjere lettare, forenkle, forenklaNorwegian Nynorsk
  • ułatwiać, torowaćPolish
  • facilitarPortuguese
  • facilitaRomanian
  • поспосо́бствовать, содействовать, облегча́ть, посоде́йствовать, помога́ть, помо́чь, облегчи́ть, спосо́бствовать, соде́йствоватьRussian
  • underlätta, förenklaSwedish
  • సులభతరంTelugu
  • kolaylaştırmakTurkish
  • 促进Chinese

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