Synonyms for facilitate
fəˈsɪl ɪˌteɪt

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1. facilitate

   To quicken, in the sense here considered, is to increase speed, move or cause to move more rapidly, as through more space or with, a greater number of motions in the same time. To accelerate is to increase the speed of action or of motion. A motion whose speed increases upon itself is said to be accelerated, as the motion of a falling body, which becomes swifter with every second of time. To accelerate any work is to hasten it toward a finish, commonly by quickening all its operations in orderly unity toward the result. To despatch is to do and be done with, to get a thing off one's hands. To despatch an enemy is to kill him outright and quickly; to despatch a messenger is to send him in haste; to despatch a business is to bring it quickly to an end. Despatch is commonly used of single items. To promote a cause is in any way to bring it forward, advance it in power, prominence, etc. To speed is really to secure swiftness; to hasten is to attempt it, whether successfully or unsuccessfully. Hurry always indicates something of confusion. The hurried man forgets dignity, appearance, comfort, courtesy, everything but speed; he may forget something vital to the matter in hand; yet, because reckless haste may attain the great object of speed, hurry has come to be the colloquial and popular word for acting quickly. To facilitate is to quicken by making easy; to expedite is to quicken by removing hindrances. A good general will improve roads to facilitate the movements of troops, hasten supplies and perfect discipline to promote the general efficiency of the force, despatch details of business, expedite all preparations, in order to accelerate the advance and victory of his army.

   Synonyms:
   accelerate, advance, despatch, drive, drive on, expedite, further, hasten, hurry, make haste, press forward, promote, quicken, speed, urge, urge on

   Antonyms:
   check, clog, delay, drag, hinder, impede, obstruct, retard

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1. facilitate, ease, alleviate(verb)

   make easier

   "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

   Synonyms:
   comfort, help, alleviate, allay, ease, still, assuage, palliate, relieve

2. help, facilitate(verb)

   be of use

   "This will help to prevent accidents"

   Synonyms:
   aid, alleviate, help oneself, ease, serve, assist, avail, help

3. facilitate(verb)

   increase the likelihood of (a response)

   "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"

   Synonyms:
   alleviate, ease, help

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1. facilitate(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   make easy, render less difficult

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1. List of paraphrases for "facilitate":

   facilitating, ease, facilitates, facilitation, tayseer, assist, facilitated, promote, provide, taysir, help, convenience, convenient, foster, enable, simplify, promoting, easier, encourage, taisir, promotion, tayssir, easing, allow, contribute, enhance, taisser, support

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1. Theresa Whelan:

   We've been operating at such a high tempo for the last decade-plus. And with budgets going down, what we've got to do is essentially ... eat our young, so to speak, we've mortgaged the future in order to facilitate current operations. That has affected readiness and it's also affected the development of force for the future. And as the threats grow, this is only going to get worse.

2. Ron Rivera:

   We’re trying to gather as much information and allow the players to get as much information so they can make a choice and make a decision, the big thing is we’ve got to be able to facilitate the opportunity for these guys to understand. There’s a lot of messaging that’s out there that they get off of Twitter and some of it’s good, some of it’s bad.

3. Adrian Diaz:

   If there are people going out and peacefully protesting, we will help facilitate that peaceful protest, but if they are coming to create this mayhem, we are going to address this mayhem.

4. Chief Executive Willie Walsh:

   We think the technology platforms are well established now and can facilitate our requirement which is for global coverage. So watch this space is what I would say.

5. Kevin McCarthy:

   Contrary to what the Secretary of State seems to be saying to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, it was not and has never been Congress’s intent to allow the Administration to grant a blanket waiver to travellers from Iran in order to facilitate the implementation of the Iran deal.

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