facilitate
verb (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they facilitate | |
| he / she / it facilitates | |
| past simple facilitated | |
| past participle facilitated | |
| -ing form facilitating |
- facilitate something
to make an action or a process possible or easier 促进；促使；使便利 The new trade agreement should facilitate more rapid economic growth. 新贸易协定应当会加快经济发展。 Structured teaching facilitates learning. 有条理的教导有利于学习。
Extra ExamplesThe use of computers has greatly facilitated the firm's ability to keep accurate records. 使用计算机大大提高了公司精确记录的能力。 Banking secrecy laws need to be lifted in order to facilitate investigation. 为了便于调查，银行保密法需要取消。 The smaller meetings will facilitate participation by all staff. 较小的会议将有利于所有工作人员的参与。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- further
- be designed to
- help (to)
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French faciliter, from Italian facilitare, from facile ‘easy’, from Latin facilis ‘easy’, from facere ‘do, make’.