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facilitar

[fuh-sil-i-TAR]
verb
to facilitate, to make easy
1. to make something easier or less difficult
Technology has facilitated communication across the world.
A tecnologia facilitou a comunicação em todo o mundo.
2. to provide assistance or support to enable something to happen
The teacher facilitated the group discussion.
A professora facilitou a discussão em grupo.
3. to make something more likely to occur
Good planning facilitates project success.
Um bom planejamento facilita o sucesso do projeto.
Synonyms
simplificarauxiliarajudarpromoverfavorecer
Antonyms
dificultarcomplicarobstaculizarimpedir

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
facilitar
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
facilitar
Common in business and formal contexts
Portugal
facilitar
Standard usage, identical to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

facilitar as coisas (to make things easier)
facilitar o caminho (to pave the way)
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