facilitate: Meaning and Definition of

fa•cil•i•tate

Pronunciation: (fu-sil'i-tāt"), [key]
— -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
  1. to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
  2. to assist the progress of (a person).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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