facilitate

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb make easier
  2. verb be of use
  3. verb increase the likelihood of (a response)

Etymology

Anglicisation of French faciliter (“facilitate”) through -ate (verb-forming suffix), ultimately from Latin facilis.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ease, alleviate

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