facilitatev.

Brit.

/fəˈsɪlᵻteɪt/, U.S.

/fəˈsɪləˌteɪt/

Forms: 1500s–1600s facillitate, 1500s– facilitate, 1600s facilletate.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French faciliter , -ate suffix³.

Etymology: Probably < Middle French, French faciliter to make easy (mid 15th cent.; < Italian facilitare (c1304) < facilità facility n.) + -ate suffix³. Compare post-classical Latin facilitare (from 14th cent. in British and continental sources), Catalan facilitar (a1575), Spanish facilitar (1535), Portuguese facilitar (1539). Compare slightly earlier facilite v. and slightly later facilize v.

a. transitive. To make (an action, process, etc.) easy or easier; to promote, help forward; to assist in bringing about (a particular end or result).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > find no difficulty in [verb (transitive)] > make easy or easier

favoura1440

easy1556

facilite1585

facilitate1599

facilize1607

accommodate1611

expedite1614

ease1632

smoothen1661

molliate1701

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > promotion or help forward > promote or help forward (a person, plan, etc.) [verb (transitive)]

furtherc888

fremeOE

filsenc1175

fosterc1175

speeda1240

theec1250

advancec1300

upraisea1340

increasec1380

forthbearc1400

exploit?a1439

aid1502

to set forward(s)1530

farther1570

facilite1585

to set forthward1588

forward1598

facilitate1599

accommodate1611

succeed1613

bespeed1615

to set (a person) on (also upon) his (also her, etc.) legs1632

subserve1645

push1758

support1779

leg up1817

1599 R. Parsons Temperate Ward-word viii. 121 The persons also and qualities of the parties with whome this atonement is or were to be treated, are such as do greatly facilitate the enterprise.

1621 Sir G. Calvert in S. R. Gardiner Fortescue Papers (1871) 155 It will..facilitate the present negotiation.

1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon i. ii. 64 It..much facilitated the Duke of Guise his Victories, to have an Enemy reduc'd to such streights before he came to engage them.

1714 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 5 Oct. (1965) I. 228 It will..facilitate your Election.

1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote iv. ii. 209 In making you subservient in facilitating our success.

1789 G. White Jrnl. 4 Jan. (1970) xxii. 324 The great speckled Diver, or Loon... The thighs [are] quite at the podex,..to facilitate diving.

1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 2 645 This machine may facilitate the admixture and accension of the airs.

1831 J. A. Latrobe Music of Church vi. 198 The indistinct and unintelligible manner in which the words are too frequently mumbled, does not greatly facilitate the meaning.

1883 Stubbs' Mercantile Circular 27 Sept. 861/2 The reformed procedure..has not appreciably facilitated the progress of public business.

1922 Flight 14 126/2 Landplanes designed so as to facilitate their landing on a ship's deck will ordinarily be known as Ship Planes.

1960 Which? Feb. 39/2 Angora..a fabric made from Angora rabbits' hair with the addition of up to 5 per cent wool to facilitate spinning.

2002 P. Thomas What works, what Doesn't iv. 46 Some evidence exists to show that acupuncture can be used to turn a breech baby and thus facilitate an easier birth.

†b. transitive. To make simpler or less difficult to understand; to simplify. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > clearness, lucidity > simplifying, popularization > simplify, popularize [verb (transitive)]

explainc1425

moderate1557

facilitate1605

to bring down1719–20

simplify1750

familiarize1752

popularize1799

1605 R. Verstegan Restit. Decayed Intelligence 239 I could..haue much pleasured some of our English poets, with great choice of our own ancient woords, which as occasion requyred they might..bring in vse again (By som-what facillitating yf need were the ortographie).

a1656 J. Hales Tracts (1677) iii. 89 I thank you for..facilitating to my Understanding the scope and purpose of the XI. of S^t. Matthew.

1797 tr. J. Necker On French Revol. II. 363 Great pictures inspire us with the love of order, and instruct us in its importance; we perceive that they facilitate to our understanding the knowledge of immensity.

1812 J. Nott in T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. (new ed.) 129 If the word vis. or namely, were inserted after commodities, it would greatly facilitate the sense, which is now subject to misinterpretation.

2. transitive. To assist (a person); to enable or allow (a person) to do something, achieve a particular result, etc., more easily.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > aid, help, or assist [verb (transitive)]

helpc897

filsteOE

filsenc1175

gengc1175

succourc1250

ease1330

to do succourc1374

favour1393

underset1398

supply1428

aid1450

behelp1481

adminiculate?1532

subleve1542

to help a (lame) dog over a stile1546

adjuvate1553

to stand at ——1563

assista1578

opitulate1582

stead1582

bestead1591

help out (also through)1600

serve1629

facilitate1640

auxiliate1656

juvate1708

gammon1753

lame duck1963

piggyback1968

1640 W. Habington Hist. Edward IV 158 King Lewys..having wrought himselfe into the Kings good liking and as he thought facilitated him to grant any request, urged that the Duke of Brittaine might not remaine in the protection of the English.

1646 H. Lawrence Of Communion & Warre with Angels 77 Which may more easily leade and facilitate us, to the consenting to such a lust.

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine ii. i. 64 Here lived the Emims, shrowdly smote by Chederlaomer, which probably did facilitate the Moabites in their victory over them.

1769 May-day Pref. p. iv The ancient method of writing Prefaces, was generally intended..to facilitate the reader in his perusal of the work.

1773 C. Vallancey Gram. Irish Lang. iii. 27 These remarks being premised will facilitate the reader in the pronunciation which we shall commit to rule in the next chapter.

1825 Let. 19 Feb. in Hansard Commons (1836) 18 Feb. 594/2 Your advice and immediate attention to this matter will materially facilitate me in my duty.

1860 Amer. Law Reg. 8 763 It is a most useful aid to the practitioner, and will facilitate him in one of the most toilsome and responsible parts of his professional duties.

1890 Sat. Rev. 6 Sept. 303/2 The author seems to aim solely at facilitating the pupil in his dealings with everyday French.

1922 Jrnl. Hygiene 21 122 I wish to place on record the fact that the authorities..facilitated me in every way.

1979 Irish Times 28 Sept. 28/8 (advt.) To facilitate our clients during the Papal Visit, our restaurant and coffee shop will remain open as usual.

2007 Jakarta Post (Nexis) 14 Aug. A bridging programme like the Introductory Academic Program..is also designed to facilitate us to develop various study skills.

3. transitive. Physiology. To enhance or strengthen (a reflex or other neuromuscular or neural activity), or increase the ease of transmission of (a nerve impulse), by prior excitation. Cf. facilitation n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > action of nervous system > [verb (transitive)] > reception or transmission of impulses

reflect1833

summate1880

facilitate1894

recruit1925

1894 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 6 263 A reflex produced by the stimulation of a given sensory nerve will be facilitated or strengthened if, shortly before, a contraction of the muscle has been produced by the stimulation of this or any other sensory nerve.

1934 E. S. Robinson in C. Murchison Handbk. Gen. Exper. Psychol. xii. 632 Extraneous, or unessential, stimuli can facilitate a given reaction as well as interfere with it.

2008 Jrnl. Pain 9 125/1 It [sc. the dorsal horn] produces spinal reflexes..and modulates to either inhibit or facilitate nociceptive transmission.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	facilitate
释义	facilitatev. Brit. /fəˈsɪlᵻteɪt/, U.S. /fəˈsɪləˌteɪt/ Forms: 1500s–1600s facillitate, 1500s– facilitate, 1600s facilletate. Origin: Probably a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French faciliter , -ate suffix³. Etymology: Probably < Middle French, French faciliter to make easy (mid 15th cent.; < Italian facilitare (c1304) < facilità facility n.) + -ate suffix³. Compare post-classical Latin facilitare (from 14th cent. in British and continental sources), Catalan facilitar (a1575), Spanish facilitar (1535), Portuguese facilitar (1539). Compare slightly earlier facilite v. and slightly later facilize v. 1. a. transitive. To make (an action, process, etc.) easy or easier; to promote, help forward; to assist in bringing about (a particular end or result). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > find no difficulty in [verb (transitive)] > make easy or easier favoura1440 easy1556 facilite1585 facilitate1599 facilize1607 accommodate1611 expedite1614 ease1632 smoothen1661 molliate1701 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > promotion or help forward > promote or help forward (a person, plan, etc.) [verb (transitive)] furtherc888 fremeOE filsenc1175 fosterc1175 speeda1240 theec1250 advancec1300 upraisea1340 increasec1380 forthbearc1400 exploit?a1439 aid1502 to set forward(s)1530 farther1570 facilite1585 to set forthward1588 forward1598 facilitate1599 accommodate1611 succeed1613 bespeed1615 to set (a person) on (also upon) his (also her, etc.) legs1632 subserve1645 push1758 support1779 leg up1817 1599 R. Parsons Temperate Ward-word viii. 121 The persons also and qualities of the parties with whome this atonement is or were to be treated, are such as do greatly facilitate the enterprise. 1621 Sir G. Calvert in S. R. Gardiner Fortescue Papers (1871) 155 It will..facilitate the present negotiation. 1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon i. ii. 64 It..much facilitated the Duke of Guise his Victories, to have an Enemy reduc'd to such streights before he came to engage them. 1714 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 5 Oct. (1965) I. 228 It will..facilitate your Election. 1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote iv. ii. 209 In making you subservient in facilitating our success. 1789 G. White Jrnl. 4 Jan. (1970) xxii. 324 The great speckled Diver, or Loon... The thighs [are] quite at the podex,..to facilitate diving. 1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 2 645 This machine may facilitate the admixture and accension of the airs. 1831 J. A. Latrobe Music of Church vi. 198 The indistinct and unintelligible manner in which the words are too frequently mumbled, does not greatly facilitate the meaning. 1883 Stubbs' Mercantile Circular 27 Sept. 861/2 The reformed procedure..has not appreciably facilitated the progress of public business. 1922 Flight 14 126/2 Landplanes designed so as to facilitate their landing on a ship's deck will ordinarily be known as Ship Planes. 1960 Which? Feb. 39/2 Angora..a fabric made from Angora rabbits' hair with the addition of up to 5 per cent wool to facilitate spinning. 2002 P. Thomas What works, what Doesn't iv. 46 Some evidence exists to show that acupuncture can be used to turn a breech baby and thus facilitate an easier birth. †b. transitive. To make simpler or less difficult to understand; to simplify. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > clearness, lucidity > simplifying, popularization > simplify, popularize [verb (transitive)] explainc1425 moderate1557 facilitate1605 to bring down1719–20 simplify1750 familiarize1752 popularize1799 1605 R. Verstegan Restit. Decayed Intelligence 239 I could..haue much pleasured some of our English poets, with great choice of our own ancient woords, which as occasion requyred they might..bring in vse again (By som-what facillitating yf need were the ortographie). a1656 J. Hales Tracts (1677) iii. 89 I thank you for..facilitating to my Understanding the scope and purpose of the XI. of S^t. Matthew. 1797 tr. J. Necker On French Revol. II. 363 Great pictures inspire us with the love of order, and instruct us in its importance; we perceive that they facilitate to our understanding the knowledge of immensity. 1812 J. Nott in T. Dekker Guls Horne-bk. (new ed.) 129 If the word vis. or namely, were inserted after commodities, it would greatly facilitate the sense, which is now subject to misinterpretation. 2. transitive. To assist (a person); to enable or allow (a person) to do something, achieve a particular result, etc., more easily. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > aid, help, or assist [verb (transitive)] helpc897 filsteOE filsenc1175 gengc1175 succourc1250 ease1330 to do succourc1374 favour1393 underset1398 supply1428 aid1450 behelp1481 adminiculate?1532 subleve1542 to help a (lame) dog over a stile1546 adjuvate1553 to stand at ——1563 assista1578 opitulate1582 stead1582 bestead1591 help out (also through)1600 serve1629 facilitate1640 auxiliate1656 juvate1708 gammon1753 lame duck1963 piggyback1968 1640 W. Habington Hist. Edward IV 158 King Lewys..having wrought himselfe into the Kings good liking and as he thought facilitated him to grant any request, urged that the Duke of Brittaine might not remaine in the protection of the English. 1646 H. Lawrence Of Communion & Warre with Angels 77 Which may more easily leade and facilitate us, to the consenting to such a lust. 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine ii. i. 64 Here lived the Emims, shrowdly smote by Chederlaomer, which probably did facilitate the Moabites in their victory over them. 1769 May-day Pref. p. iv The ancient method of writing Prefaces, was generally intended..to facilitate the reader in his perusal of the work. 1773 C. Vallancey Gram. Irish Lang. iii. 27 These remarks being premised will facilitate the reader in the pronunciation which we shall commit to rule in the next chapter. 1825 Let. 19 Feb. in Hansard Commons (1836) 18 Feb. 594/2 Your advice and immediate attention to this matter will materially facilitate me in my duty. 1860 Amer. Law Reg. 8 763 It is a most useful aid to the practitioner, and will facilitate him in one of the most toilsome and responsible parts of his professional duties. 1890 Sat. Rev. 6 Sept. 303/2 The author seems to aim solely at facilitating the pupil in his dealings with everyday French. 1922 Jrnl. Hygiene 21 122 I wish to place on record the fact that the authorities..facilitated me in every way. 1979 Irish Times 28 Sept. 28/8 (advt.) To facilitate our clients during the Papal Visit, our restaurant and coffee shop will remain open as usual. 2007 Jakarta Post (Nexis) 14 Aug. A bridging programme like the Introductory Academic Program..is also designed to facilitate us to develop various study skills. 3. transitive. Physiology. To enhance or strengthen (a reflex or other neuromuscular or neural activity), or increase the ease of transmission of (a nerve impulse), by prior excitation. Cf. facilitation n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > action of nervous system > [verb (transitive)] > reception or transmission of impulses reflect1833 summate1880 facilitate1894 recruit1925 1894 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 6 263 A reflex produced by the stimulation of a given sensory nerve will be facilitated or strengthened if, shortly before, a contraction of the muscle has been produced by the stimulation of this or any other sensory nerve. 1934 E. S. Robinson in C. Murchison Handbk. Gen. Exper. Psychol. xii. 632 Extraneous, or unessential, stimuli can facilitate a given reaction as well as interfere with it. 2008 Jrnl. Pain 9 125/1 It [sc. the dorsal horn] produces spinal reflexes..and modulates to either inhibit or facilitate nociceptive transmission. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1599
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