facilitate
to make an action or process easier or more achievable
Word origin: From Latin facilis, easy.
Facilitate in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing facilitate in a sentence.
The mediator worked to facilitate an agreement between the two disputing parties.
A shared vocabulary facilitated cooperation among researchers from very different fields.
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The new intern was so blank that she completed in two days a backlog her predecessor had let pile up for weeks.
Using “facilitate” well
Facilitate means to make a process easier or smoother, often by removing obstacles. Its object is typically an action or process rather than a person.
More GRE words starting with F
to make up something false in order to deceive
a deliberately false statement or invented account intended to mislead
a person who invents elaborate or untruthful stories
treating serious matters with inappropriate or flippant humor
achieved too easily and therefore superficial or shallow
a small, organized group within a larger one, especially one that is in opposition
inclined to form rival groups and provoke internal dissent
artificially produced or contrived rather than genuine or natural
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