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- Dictionaryfa·cil·i·tate/fəˈsiləˌtāt/
verb
- 1. make (an action or process) easy or easier: "schools were located on the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources"
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The meaning of FACILITATE is to make (something) easier. How to use facilitate in a sentence. Did you know?
to make something possible or easier: To facilitate learning, each class is no larger than 30 students. facilitation. noun [ U ] us / fəˌsɪl·əˈteɪ·ʃən /
Facilitate definition: to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.). See examples of FACILITATE used in a sentence.
To facilitate means to make something easier. If your best friend is very shy, you could facilitate her efforts to meet new people. Facilitate comes from the Latin facilis, for "easy." It means to make something easier or more likely to happen.
To facilitate an action or process, especially one that you would like to happen, means to make it easier or more likely to happen. The new airport will facilitate the development of tourism. [VERB noun] He argued that the economic recovery had been facilitated by his tough stance. [be VERB -ed]
to make something possible or easier: To facilitate learning, each class is no larger than 30 students. facilitation. noun [ U ] us / fəˌsɪl·əˈteɪ·ʃən /
1. To make easy or easier: political agreements that facilitated troop withdrawals. 2. To lead (a discussion), as by asking questions, mediating between opposing viewpoints, or ensuring that all participants' views are heard. [French faciliter, from Old French, from Italian facilitare, from facile, facile, from Latin facilis; see facile .]
facilitate something to make an action or a process possible or easier. The new trade agreement should facilitate more rapid economic growth. Structured teaching facilitates learning.
to make something possible or easier: I will do everything in my power to facilitate the process. (Definition of facilitate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of facilitate. in Chinese (Traditional) 促進, 促使, 使便利… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 促进, 促使, 使便利… See more. in Spanish. facilitar… See more.
Definition of facilitate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
