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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