Meaning

3 senses
  1. To make easy or easier.

    erleichtern, fördern

    спосо́бствоватьsposóbstvovatʹ, поспосо́бствоватьposposóbstvovatʹ, помога́тьpomogátʹ

    поле́гшуватиpoléhšuvaty, поле́гши́тиpoléhšýty, сприя́тиspryjáty

    make easier

  2. To help bring about.

    сприя́тиspryjáty

  3. To preside over (a meeting, a seminar).

Examples

24 sentences
  1. I think I can facilitate that.

    ruДумаю, я могу поспособствовать этому. — Selena777

    deIch glaube, das kann ich ermöglichen. — Yorwba

  2. Algeria needs to facilitate merchandise export.

  3. Does networked administration facilitate interministerial coordination?

  4. Sami's responsibility is to facilitate the investigation.

    ruОбязанность Сами - содействовать следствию. — Selena777

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  5. Money facilitates opportunities but can't create passion.

Translations

9 languages
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to make easy or easier:
Русский
By meaning 1
to make easy or easier:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to make easy or easier:

Origin

Anglicisation of French faciliter (“facilitate”) through -ate (verb-forming suffix), ultim

Anglicisation of French faciliter (“facilitate”) through -ate (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Latin facilis.

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Forms

facilitates, facilitating, facilitated, facilitated
Base formfacilitate · to facilitate
3rd person singularfacilitates
Present participlefacilitating
Past simplefacilitated
Past participlefacilitated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfacilitate
he, she, itfacilitates

Past simpleLesson

all personsfacilitated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave facilitated
he, she, ithas facilitated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill facilitate

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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