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Definition of Facilitate
1. Verb. Make easier. "You could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
Generic synonyms: Aid, Assist, Help
Derivative terms: Easing, Facilitation, Facilitation, Facilitative, Facilitator
2. Verb. Be of use. "Sam cannot facilitate Sue "; "This will help to prevent accidents"
3. Verb. Increase the likelihood of (a response). "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"
Generic synonyms: Cause, Do, Make
Derivative terms: Facilitation, Facilitatory
Definition of Facilitate
1. v. t. To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or impediment; to lessen the labor of; as, to facilitate the execution of a task.
Definition of Facilitate
1. Verb. To make easy or easier. ¹
2. Verb. To help bring about ¹
3. Verb. To preside over (a meeting, a seminar) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Facilitate
1. [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Facilitate
Literary usage of Facilitate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Scl Chemistry Am 115:177 Ag 19 '16 Chemical apparatus Analysis by machinery;
devices that facilitate laboratory work. E. Sinkinson. il Sei Am S 82:341 N 25 ..."
2. Principles of Political Economy by Charles Gide (1903)
"to encourage and facilitate saving, and has created various institutions which we
... Institutions to facilitate Saving In all civilized countries there are ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"In order to facilitate cleaning and to avoid inaccessible corners, all the corners
are rounded. со; Fio. 1.—This cut is about ä of the exact size of the ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"Uut, though Louis offered to facilitate the propo-al by maintaining part of their
recall was delayed, and the Prince and Prince^ ..."
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