Basic Details
Word: Facilitate
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: To make something easier or help it happen.
Synonyms: ease, assist, enable, help
Antonyms: hinder, obstruct, hamper
How to Spell Facilitate
Syllables: fa - cil - i - tate
Tricky part: There is one c and one l, and the two middle vowels are both i. Students add an s (fascilitate) or double the l.
Watch out for: fascilitate, facillitate, facilatate
Memory tip: Clap it out in four beats: fa-cil-i-tate. One c, one l, and the two middle beats both hold an i.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The new ramp will facilitate entry for people in wheelchairs.
Example 2: Online forms facilitate admission for students living far away.
Example 3: Our class teacher facilitated the debate without taking sides.
Fun Fact
Facility and facilitate share the Latin root facilis, easy; a facility is a place or service set up to make something easier to do.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word facilitate as used in the sentence:
Clear signboards facilitate the movement of crowds at the railway station.
a) enable
b) assist
c) ease
d) hinder
Show answer
d) hinder. Clear signs make movement easier, while anything that hinders gets in the way.
Spell-o-Spell
Three words in the list are spelt correctly and one is misspelt. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word.
1. accommodate 2. eliminate 3. anticipate 4. fascilitate
a) make something easier to do
b) provide room or space for someone
c) remove something completely
d) expect something and get ready for it
Show answer
a) make something easier to do. An s has crept into fascilitate; facilitate has none.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct letters to form a word:
fac_l_tate
a) a, i
b) e, i
c) i, i
d) i, a
Show answer
c) i, i. Fa-cil-i-tate needs an i in each gap.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A guide who facilitates a trek ____.
a) walks alone
b) stops the group from going
c) carries no map
d) makes it easier for the group
Show answer
d) makes it easier for the group
2. A person who facilitates a meeting is called a ____.
a) facilitator
b) faciliter
c) facilitant
d) facilitor
Show answer
a) facilitator
