Facilitate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make easier

be of use

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fəsˈɪlᵻtˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/fəsˈɪlɪtˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fəsˈɪlɪtˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /fəsˈɪlᵻtˌeɪt/.

Examples

you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
This will help to prevent accidents
The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ease alleviate help

Parts of Speech

verb	make easier “you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge”
verb	be of use “This will help to prevent accidents”
verb	increase the likelihood of (a response) “The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse”

Word Forms

facilitative	adjective	freeing from difficulty or impediment
facilitation	noun	the condition of being made easy (or easier)
facilitator	noun	someone who makes progress easier
easing	noun	a change for the better
help	noun	a resource
facilitatory	adjective	inducing or aiding in facilitating neural activity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erleichtern

🇫🇷French

faciliter

rendre plus facile

🇪🇸Spanish

facilitar

hacer más fácil

🇮🇹Italian

facilitare

rendere più facile

🇳🇱Dutch

vergemakkelijken

makkelijker maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

facilitar

tornar mais fácil

🇷🇺Russian

способствовать

облегчить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आसान करना

आसाना बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

সহজতর করা

সহজ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

வசதி

எளிதாக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

సులభతరం

సులభతరం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सुलभ करणे

सोपे करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સગવડ કરવી

સરળ બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಕೂಲ

ಸುಲಭಗೊಳಿಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഗമമാക്കുക

എളുപ്പമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੀ ਸਹੂਲਤ

ਆਸਾਨ ਬਣਾਉ

🇵🇰Urdu

سہولت فراہم کرنا

آسان بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

促进

使更容易

🇯🇵Japanese

促進する

楽にする

🇰🇷Korean

가능하게 하다

더 쉽게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tạo điều kiện

làm dễ dàng hơn

🇹🇭Thai

อำนวยความสะดวก

ทำให้ง่ายขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

memudahkan

membuat lebih mudah

🇵🇭Filipino

mapadali

gawing mas madali

🇲🇾Malay

memudahkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يسهل

جعل أسهل

🇮🇷Persian

تسهیل کند

آسان تر کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

kolaylaştırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַקֵל

להקל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'facilitate'?

The primary meaning of 'facilitate' is 'make easier'.

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Using 'facilitate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'facilitate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'facilitate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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