facilitate

facilitate
facilitative, adj.
/feuh sil"i tayt'/, v.t., facilitated, facilitating.
1. to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
2. to assist the progress of (a person).
[1605-15; FACILIT(Y) + -ATE1]

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  • facilitate — 1610s, from Fr. faciliter to render easy, from L. facilis easy (see FACILE (Cf. facile)). Related: Facilitated; facilitates; facilitating …   Etymology dictionary

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