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facilitar

to facilitate, to make easier

verb fah-see-lee-TAHR Less Common
People & Society Work

Also means

to provide, to supply

Usage Note

Facilitar means both to make something easier (esto facilita el trabajo) and, in formal or administrative language, to supply or furnish something (le facilitaron los documentos necesarios). The second sense can mislead learners who expect only 'to ease.' The noun is facilidad (ease, facility).

Examples

"Esta herramienta facilita la búsqueda de información."

Natural Translation

This tool makes searching for information easier.

Literal Translation

This tool facilitates the search of information

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