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fa·cil·i·tate

(fə-sĭl′ĭ-tāt′)

tr.v. fa·cil·i·tat·ed, fa·cil·i·tat·ing, fa·cil·i·tates

1. To make easy or easier: political agreements that facilitated troop withdrawals.

2. To lead (a discussion), as by asking questions, mediating between opposing viewpoints, or ensuring that all participants' views are heard.

[French faciliter, from Old French, from Italian facilitare, from facile, facile, from Latin facilis; see facile.]

fa·cil′i·ta′tive (-tā′tĭv) adj.

fa·cil′i·ta′tor n.

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Noun

facilitator - someone who makes progress easier

assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"

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facilitator

[fəˈsɪlɪteɪtəʳ] N → facilitador(a) m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

facilitator

[fəˈsɪlɪteɪtə^r] n (in negotiations) → facilitateur/trice m/f; (educational) → animateur/trice m/f

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facilitator

n → Vermittler(in) m(f); the role of teachers as facilitators → die Vermittlerrolle von Lehrern

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About 39 young mothers have undertaken a six months facilitator training that seeks to empower young mothers under Young Mothers Empowerment programme in Tonota.