Hypertext Webster Gateway: "facilitate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Facilitate \Fa*cil"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Facilitated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Facilitating}.] [Cf. F. faciliter. See
{Facility}.]
To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or
impediment; to lessen the labor of; as, to facilitate the
execution of a task.
To invite and facilitate that line of proceeding which
the times call for. --I. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
facilitate
v 1: make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing
your knowledge" [syn: {ease}, {alleviate}]
2: be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents" [syn: {help}]
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