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- [fuh-sil-i-teyt]
- /fəˈsɪl ɪˌteɪt/
- /fəˈsɪl.ɪ.teɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fuh-sil-i-teyt]
- /fəˈsɪl ɪˌteɪt/
Definitions of facilitate word
- verb with object facilitate to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work. 1
- verb with object facilitate to assist the progress of (a person). 1
- noun facilitate Make (an action or process) easy or easier. 1
- verb facilitate To facilitate an action or process, especially one that you would like to happen, means to make it easier or more likely to happen. 0
- verb facilitate to make easier; assist the progress of 0
- verb transitive facilitate to make easy or easier 0
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Origin of facilitate
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; facilit(y) + -ate1
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Parts of speech for Facilitate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
facilitate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
facilitate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for facilitate
verb facilitate
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- ease — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
- simplify — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- further — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
Antonyms for facilitate
verb facilitate
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- worsen — Make or become worse.
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