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facilitate

/fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/verb4 syllables

Facilitate means: make easier.

Synonyms for facilitate5

verb, as in make easier

ease, alleviate

verb, as in be of use

help

also used for facilitate

open the door, grease

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What does facilitate mean?3

verb

1

make easier“you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge”

2

be of use“This will help to prevent accidents”

3

increase the likelihood of (a response)“The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with facilitate?1

five syllables

rehabilitate
Show 27 near rhymes
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Facilitate in a sentence

  • Without a facilitating environment, natural maturational processes may be disrupted.IMer
  • Algeria needs to facilitate greater access to international markets.Amastan
  • Offline classes are nice as they facilitate rapport among students better.MrOhno
  • We give them the opportunity to facilitate their own events.MarekMazurkiewicz
  • The new law facilitates the creation of many new jobs.bigfellow68
  • We have established the institute with a view to facilitating the research.sans
  • Open source culture has facilitated the progress of technology at an astonishing pace.CM
  • The determining factor in question is whether this social welfare plan can facilitate the influx of immigrants.papabear

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Forms of facilitate

as a verb

past tense
facilitated
present participle
facilitating
third-person singular
facilitates
past participle
facilitated