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1. Make easier
   "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
   - ease, alleviate
    
2. Be of use
   "This will facilitate to prevent accidents"
   - help
    
3. Increase the likelihood of (a response)
   "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"

Derived forms: facilitating, facilitated, facilitates

See also: facilitation, facilitative, facilitator, facilitatory

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

Encyclopedia: Facilitate