facilitate

facilitate is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. verb. make easier

   "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

   Synonyms: alleviate, ease

3. verb. increase the likelihood of (a response)

   "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"

4. verb. be of use

   "This will help to prevent accidents"

   Synonyms: help

Synonyms

alleviate, ease, help

Common word forms

facilitated, facilitates, facilitating

Words from these letters

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