To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
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.
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To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.
Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.
To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service for; to be in the employment of, a…
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The act of facilitating or making easy.
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The act of facilitating or making easy.
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To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…
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To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…
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To lighten or lessen the force or weight of.
Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.
Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.
Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.
To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…
Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.
To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…
Facilitate overlaps with help, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.
To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…
Use when removing barriers or making a process easier.
To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…
Facilitate means making a process easier or more effective.
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