| 单词 | facilitate |
| 释义 | facilitate (once / 913 pages) v To facilitate means to make something easier. If your best friend is very shy, you could facilitate her efforts to meet new people. Facilitate comes from the Latin facilis, for easy. It means to make something easier or more likely to happen. You facilitate growth or a process, as opposed to, say, dinner. Often in business meetings someone will be assigned to facilitate a discussion so people don't just sit in awkward silence. Synonyms are ease, simplify, expedite, and assist. WORD FAMILYfacilitate: facilitated, facilitates, facilitating, facilitation, facilitative, facilitator, facilitatory+/facilitation: facilitations/facilitator: facilitators USAGE EXAMPLESIn July Griffiths contacted comedienne and mental health advocate Mike King, begging him to travel north and facilitate a straight-up conversation about suicide in Kaitaia. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) “It’s an important revenue source, and we see Assad’s people continuing to facilitate.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Another way that government facilitates the functioning of markets is by helping consumers get clear information. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1v make easier you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge Syn|Hyper alleviate, ease aid, assist, help give help or assistance; be of service 2v increase the likelihood of (a response) The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse Hyper cause, do, make give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally 3v be of use Syn|Hyper help serve contribute or conduce to |
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