facilize

English

Alternative forms

• facilise

Etymology

facile +‎ -ize

Verb

facilize (third-person singular simple present facilizes, present participle facilizing, simple past and past participle facilized)

1. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To make something easy; to facilitate.
   • 1607, Edward Blount, Ars alica: or the courtiers arte, page 2:

     Wherefore in these, it is behooffull not to worke for proper commoditie, but for publike benefit; for that in this maner euery one as interessed, doe agree to effect and facilize the obtaining of that good which is desired.