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帮助,使容易,促进

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Facilitate \Fa*cil"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Facilitated};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Facilitating}.] [Cf. F. faciliter. See
   {Facility}.]
   To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or
   impediment; to lessen the labor of; as, to facilitate the
   execution of a task.

         To invite and facilitate that line of proceeding which
         the times call for.                      --I. Taylor.

资料来源 : WordNet®

facilitate
     v 1: make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing
          your knowledge" [syn: {ease}, {alleviate}]
     2: be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents" [syn: {help}]
     3: physiology: increase the likelihood of (a response); "The
        stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"