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facilitate

Verb

IPA /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/

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To help an activity or process happen more easily by providing support, useful conditions or a better way of doing it.

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facilitate/fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/

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A task is difficult to organise
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facilitate — To help an activity or process happen more easily by providing support, useful conditions or a better way of doing it.

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To help an activity or process happen more easily by providing support, useful conditions or a better way of doing it.

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Word origin

From French faciliter, through Italian, ultimately from Latin facilis, meaning easy.

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Facilitator is the related noun for a person who helps a process or discussion run smoothly.

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