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

If yours is one of the many households that has acquired a fire pit to help you cope with the upcoming hellish winter or facilitate a safer gathering for Thanksgiving, you might consider doing this cocktail over it.

From Washington Post

As going to stores became more risky over time, many shoppers turned to buying more goods from the internet, bolstering e-commerce players like Shopify and BigCommerce, as well as companies that facilitate online payments, like Square and PayPal.

From TechCrunch

While Paul is set to earn $41 million this season and holds a $44 million option for next season, Phoenix had sliced its payroll and had cap space to use to facilitate this move.

From Washington Post

The third was based on semiconductors, which facilitated the data processing that automated production and spawned the digital age.

From MIT Technology Review

It wants to replace debit and credit cards for the next generation, not only lending funds to pay for that $2,000 couch or stationary bike, but also facilitating the banal payments.

From Fortune

They are not “participating” in or “facilitating” a gay wedding.

From The Daily Beast

In 1995 another me­dium was invented that went further toward facilitating collaboration on the Web.

From The Daily Beast

And as it turns out, those adorable pink drill bits are potentially facilitating the addition of carcinogens into the environment.

From The Daily Beast

You have to respect certain rules of law and progressive means of facilitating change from other avenues.

From The Daily Beast

He seeks redemption by facilitating the advancement of those tempted to resort to guns.

From The Daily Beast

As additional methods facilitating in some cases the transfer of stops must be named the "double touch" and the "pizzicato touch."

From Project Gutenberg

In his own mind he held that all things which were legal were permissible in facilitating the ends of justice.

From Project Gutenberg

It has a double mission, that of facilitating earning power to provide for physical comforts and also to prepare them to live.

From Project Gutenberg

You know, Madame, that you have offered me the means of facilitating our quitting this house.

From Project Gutenberg

He had fired at Collard with the object of facilitating his escape.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• aid
• ease
• expedite
• further
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• promote
• simplify
• speed