Meaning & use
facilitate
To make an action or process easier or more likely to happen.
See it in a sentence
The new software facilitates communication between remote team members across time zones.
A trained mediator facilitated the negotiations between the two companies.
A note on using this word
Facilitate is common in formal and business writing; in casual speech, 'help' or 'make easier' often sounds more natural.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
hinderobstruct
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