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fa·cil·i·tate
 facilitate
- pronunciation:
- f
sI
lih
teIt
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
facilitated, facilitates, facilitating |
| definition: |
to make less difficult; help in progress.
Her guidance counselor's advice facilitated her college application process.His business connections facilitated his finding a new job.The ramp facilitates entry for people who use wheelchairs.- antonyms:
- frustrate, hamper, hinder, impede, thwart
- similar words:
- aid, assist, ease, enable, expedite, forward, further, help, simplify, smooth
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| related words: |
moderate, precipitate, speed |
| derivations: |
facilitative (adj.), facilitation (n.), facilitator (n.) |
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