English Explanatory Dictionary

facilitate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make easy or easier.
  2. To help bring about.
  3. To preside over (a meeting, a seminar).

Pronunciation

/fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/ /fəˈsɪləteɪt/ en-us-facilitate.ogg

Word forms

facilitate facilitates facilitating facilitated

Etymology

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

Synonyms

ease

Antonyms

hinder impede

Related words

facile facilitation facilitative facilitator facilitatory facility

Derived words

cofacilitate disfacilitate nonfacilitating refacilitate
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