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Verb: facilitate  fu'sili`teyt
  1. Make easier
    "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
    - ease, alleviate
     
  2. Be of use
    - help
     
  3. Increase the likelihood of (a response)
    "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"

Derived forms: facilitated, facilitates, facilitating

See also: facilitation, facilitative, facilitator, facilitatory

Type of: aid, assist, cause, do, help, make, serve

Encyclopedia: Facilitate