facilitate

动词 facilitate:

1. make easier
   同义词：ease, alleviate
2. be of use
   同义词：help
3. increase the likelihood of (a response)

1. A slight taper given a die to facilitate the removal of a casting.
   转子嵌在模具上的细长拨销，使铸件容易被切割
2. A device, such as a saw, used to perform or facilitate manual or mechanical work.
   器具，工具用来进行或促进手工或机械工作的器具，例如锯子
3. Equipping an office or plant with computers to facilitate or automate procedures.
   给办公室或工厂装备计算机，使办公手续或生产过程更方便或自动化。

fa.cil.i.tate

v.tr.（及物动词）
fa.cil.i.tat.ed,fa.cil.i.tat.ing,fa.cil.i.tates
To make easy or easier:
使容易或更容易的：
例句：
political agreements that facilitated troop withdrawals.
使撤军更容易的政治协议

来源：
From French faciliter
源自 法语 faciliter
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Italian facilitare
源自 意大利语 facilitare
from facile [facile]
源自 facile [易做到的]
from Latin facilis * see facile
源自 拉丁语 facilis *参见 facile

【引伸】
facil.ita.tive
facil.ita.tor
n.（名词）