facilitate

verb

fə-ˈsi-lə-ˌtāt How to pronounce facilitate (audio)
Definition of facilitatenext
as in to ease
to free from obstruction or difficulty several religious organizations are involved in the effort to facilitate the settlement of the immigrants arriving in the area

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Recent Examples of facilitate While organizations and political parties are prohibited from paying for any kind of transportation for people inside or outside of Israel, Aid Coalition has found other ways to facilitate the voting. — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 Knowing how to facilitate that process, though, is a surprisingly difficult skill to master. — Joe Perkins, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The National Media Authority will help facilitate permits required to screen participating films, coordinating, where necessary, with embassies, consulates, cultural organizations and government entities. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026 The male worms, meanwhile, were identified by their copulatory spicules, needle-like structures used to facilitate mating. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for facilitate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for facilitate
  1. promote
  2. improve
  3. ease
  4. simplify
  5. assist
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  • The canals will act as stormwater infrastructure for the island while promoting recreational activity, according to that document.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Still, they are promoted for a range of medical uses, including insomnia, anxiety, inflammatory conditions and migraines.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of promote
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  • Parties that likely would support Eisenkot have vowed to improve Israel's international standing and work to conscript ultra-Orthodox men while bolstering the independence of the judiciary.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Such a process could potentially improve lithium recovery from underground brines while reducing the chemical demands of conventional separation methods.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of improve
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  • The plan is to find candidates from families that renounced their royal status in 1947, which at the time was to ease the postwar financial burden on the monarchy.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Reports have also eased slightly, with about half occurring in the first two months.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of ease
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  • That could simplify some functions Broadridge performs today.
    — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Manish Kumar, a professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering and chemical engineering at UT Austin, said the goal is to simplify the recovery of lithium from complex mixtures.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of simplify
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  • About 90 minutes before the victims' bodies were discovered on Wednesday, officers were called to the Oberlin College campus to assist firefighters extinguishing a vehicle fire in a parking lot, authorities said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Use it for just a few minutes a day to stimulate collagen; the product also works to push in topical products and assist with lymphatic drainage.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
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“Facilitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facilitate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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