facilitate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French faciliter, from Latin facilis
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
facilitate (third-person singular simple present facilitates, present participle facilitating, simple past and past participle facilitated)
- To make easy or easier.
- 1960 February, “The first of London's new Piccadilly Line trains is delivered”, in Trains Illustrated, page 94:
- Features such as trackless doors, mercury-type door interlocks, roof-mounted door fault indicator lights, rubber window glazing, improved retractable shoegear and a modified electro-pneumatic brake system designed to facilitate maintenance and improve reliability, which have proved their worth on the prototype trains, are continued in the new stock.
- To help bring about.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:
- But while she was pursuing this thought the good genius of Sophia, or that which presided over the integrity of Mrs Honour, or perhaps mere chance, sent an accident in her way, which at once preserved her fidelity, and even facilitated the intended business.
- To preside over (a meeting, a seminar).
Synonyms[edit]
- (to make easy or easier): ease
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to make easy or easier
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to help bring about
to preside over (a meeting, a seminar)
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Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
facilitate
- inflection of facilitare:
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
facilitate f pl
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
facilitāte
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin facilitas through French facilité
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
facilitate f (plural facilități)
Declension[edit]
Declension of facilitate
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) facilitate | facilitatea | (niște) facilități | facilitățile |
genitive/dative | (unei) facilități | facilității | (unor) facilități | facilităților |
vocative | facilitate, facilitateo | facilităților |
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