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Webster 1913 Edition
Facilitate
Fa-cil′i-tate
(fȧ-sĭl′ĭ-tāt)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Facilitated
(fȧ-sĭl′ĭ-tāˊtĕd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Facilitating
(fȧ-sĭl′ĭ-tāˊtĭng)
.] [Cf. F.
faciliter
. See Facility
.] To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or impediment; to lessen the labor of;
as, to
. facilitate
the execution of a taskTo invite and
facilitate
that line of proceeding which the times call for. I. Taylor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Facilitate
FACIL'ITATE
,Verb.
T.
To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or impediment, or to diminish it; to lessen the labor of. Machinery facilitates manual labor and operations. Pioneers may facilitate the march of an army.
Definition 2024
facilitate
facilitate
English
Verb
facilitate (third-person singular simple present facilitates, present participle facilitating, simple past and past participle facilitated)
- To make easy or easier.
- 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.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
- To preside over (a meeting, a seminar).
Translations
to make easy or easier
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to preside over (a meeting, a seminar)
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Related terms
Italian
Verb
facilitate
- second-person plural present indicative of facilitare
- second-person plural imperative of facilitare
- feminine plural of facilitato
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin facilitas through French facilité
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fatʃiliˈtate]
Noun
facilitate f (plural facilități)
Declension
declension of facilitate
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||