Sample sentences for FACILITATE

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Definition

make easier

After the initial answers, the moderator will facilitate an open discussion of the topic.

She argues that the stimulus facilitated an economic recovery.
The new headquarters facilitates inter-department communication.
Nothing which tends to facilitate the intercourse between the States can be deemed unworthy of the public care.
Madison, James -- Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison
there is just room enough in each stall to do the milking and to rub the cattle down; and the floor slopes a little to facilitate drainage.
de Balzac, Honore -- The Country Doctor
Or maybe Amy was upset at me for facilitating Wesley's "lifestyle."
Kody Keplinger -- The DUFF: (Designated Ugly Fat Friend)

facilitating = assisting (making easier)

They suggested that ... if you did make the (questionable) decision to enter the home of someone you didn't know, a door to the outside world should be left open at all times to facilitate a quick escape.
Kate DiCamillo -- Flora & Ulysses

facilitate = make easier

The new computer program facilitates performance reviews.
Tutsi government employees also used their positions and the resources of their posts to facilitate the killing of Hutu.
Tracy Kidder -- Strength in What Remains
If you could send her into the cellar on some errand, and then turn the key upon her, you would facilitate matters immensely.
Arthur Conan Doyle -- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Standard procedure to facilitate breathing.
Rodman Philbrick -- Freak the Mighty
He was the ultimate facilitator, but this emotional thing, with the two of us one-on-one, was new to him.
Sarah Dessen -- Dreamland
They were small barrels and I thought that Erik must have selected them of that size to facilitate their carriage to the house on the lake.
Gaston Leroux -- The Phantom of the Opera
She introduced her co-facilitator, Therese Plair, who was light-skinned, had African features, and held a drum.
Ishmael Beah -- A Long Way Gone
Your Honor, what we have here is an attempt to circumvent rather than facilitate Miss Cardinal's wishes.
David Baldacci -- Wish You Well
The fact that Coros is well known and pays exorbitant bribes to facilitate his smuggling makes him an ideal candidate.
Henry H. Neff -- The Fiend And The Forge
But otherwise, he does absolutely nothing to facilitate his escape.
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard -- Killing Lincoln
You have eight minutes; and if anyone has a question for you afterward, Gavril will facilitate that.
Kiera Cass -- The Elite
"I will facilitate it by repeating the question, 'Will you, or will you not, retract?'
Alexandre Dumas -- The Count of Monte Cristo
The cannabis seemed to facilitate their hysterical giggles, but it was doing nothing for me.
Abraham Verghese -- Cutting for Stone

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