Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Facilitate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
To make easy or easier.
"The new software update will facilitate data entry by automatically filling in common fields."
In plain English: To facilitate means to make something easier or help it happen more smoothly.
"The new software will facilitate communication between team members."
Usage: Use facilitate to describe an action that makes a process, task, or interaction smoother and less difficult for others. Avoid using it as a synonym for perform or execute, as the word specifically implies removing obstacles rather than doing the work itself.
The word facilitate entered English as a direct borrowing from the French verb faciliter. It carries forward the original Latin meaning of "to make easy" without significant change in definition.