facilitated

American

[fuh-sil-i-tey-tid] / fəˈsɪl ɪˌteɪ tɪd /

adjective

(of a discussion, workshop, etc.) led or moderated, especially by a person trained to do so.

All of the club’s members are invited to attend a facilitated workshop to review all aspects of club activity.
made easier or less difficult.

The number of visitors to the EU increased as a result of the facilitated visa process.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of facilitate.

Other Word Forms

unfacilitated adjective

Etymology

Origin of facilitated

facilitate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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The message went via a Pakistani facilitated back channel, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Back then, nobody could conceive of humankind being connected by machines that also facilitated our disconnection from each other.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The UAE facilitated the release, the ministry said, adding that the decision was made on humanitarian grounds and as a gesture of "goodwill".

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The school then carried out a “cover-up” of Van der Woude’s behavior and facilitated his transfer to a new high school with a clean record, the lawsuit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Matters are also facilitated when the prince, having no other dominions to govern, is constrained to come to live there in person.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

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