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facilitare

to facilitate

verb fah-chee-lee-TAH-reh Less Common

Origin: From Latin facilitare, from facilis (easy).

Also means

to ease

Usage Note

Facilitare means to make something easier or to assist its progress — facilitare il dialogo (to facilitate dialogue). It takes avere as its auxiliary. Do not confuse it with facilitarsi (reflexive, to make things easy for oneself) or facoltativo (optional), which share the Latin root facilis.

Examples

"Questo accordo facilita il commercio."

Natural Translation

This agreement facilitates trade.

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