facilitating

[ fuh-sil-i-tey-ting ]

noun

1. the act or process of making something easier or helping it along:

   Warehouse management is costly and complex, so the facilitating of safe, precise storage and retrieval is paramount.

2. the act or process of leading or moderating a discussion, especially as a person trained to do so:

   His degree in social work, law practice, and counseling experience have been valuable in the facilitating of a support group for lawyers with depression.

adjective

1. making something easier or helping it along:

   Jack Goody argued that writing "is a tool, an amplifier, a facilitating device” that helps people organize and reflect on information.

2. leading or moderating a discussion, especially as a person trained to do so:

   I was part of a large group of teachers working with facilitating consultant Ms. Allen on a strategic arts education plan.

Word History and Origins

Origin of facilitating¹

First recorded in 1600–10; facilitat(e) ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun senses; facilitat(e) ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective senses

Example Sentences

Even when asked to complete devastating tasks, like facilitating the executions of close friends, they don’t flinch.

From Los Angeles Times

Many of Trump's advisors reportedly do not like his abrasive personality, his role in facilitating meetings between Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and that he was actively lobbying to be Secretary of State rather than waiting for the president-elect to pick him.

From Salon

Jameel, 54, from Old Oscott Lane, pleaded guilty to two counts of facilitating illegal immigration at Birmingham Crown Court on December 20 2023.

From BBC

Artan Halilaj, of Crosslands in Southall, London, had denied one count of facilitating illegal immigration, but was found guilty on Tuesday after a trial, also at Birmingham Crown Court.

From BBC

The once-and-future American president probably is keenly interested in facilitating “normalization” between Israel and Saudi Arabia, seeing it as a continuation of the Abraham Accords, which his son-in-law Jared Kushner helped engineer in his first term and which formalized the Jewish state’s ties to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

From Slate

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