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# facilitate

verb (facilitate, facilitates, facilitated, facilitating)

«facilitate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) To facilitate something means to make it easier or help it happen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facilitate/#m1)
2. To facilitate a meeting or discussion means to guide it so everyone can take part. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facilitate/#m2)

### In the lessons

It is a formal word used by teachers, reports and exam questions: «The new ramp facilitates access for wheelchairs». In everyday talk people usually say «help» or «make easier». In science, things like enzymes facilitate reactions. Phrases: «facilitate learning», «facilitate a discussion».

### Examples

- The new bridge will facilitate travel between the towns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facilitate/#x1)
- Ramps facilitate access for wheelchair users. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facilitate/#x2)
- The teacher facilitated our class discussion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facilitate/#x3)
- Computers can facilitate learning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facilitate/#x4)
- Enzymes facilitate digestion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facilitate/#x5)
- Clear rules facilitate fair play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facilitate/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb: facilitated. Noun: facilitation; person: facilitator. Formal register. You facilitate something (a process), not usually a person: «facilitate the move», not «facilitate me». Pronounced «fuh-SIL-ih-tate».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «facilitate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facilitate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«facilitate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/facilitate.html) on Mova free.