facilitate

/fəˈsɪləteɪt/verb

To help a process happen more smoothly or with less difficulty.

Example sentence

“The new app facilitates communication between parents and teachers.”

Formal, business-meeting vocabulary; in plain speech, 'help' or 'make easier' is usually better. A person who runs a workshop is a facilitator.

Related words

facultyThe teachers and researchers of a school, college, or university, as distinct from its students and support workers.facetiousJoking about serious matters in a way that seems out of place.faithfulStaying loyal and devoted to a person, promise, or cause.facetOne of the small flat polished surfaces on a cut gemstone.fallacyA false or misleading idea or appearance; something that tricks the eye or the mind.facadeThe outer front wall of a building, especially the side that faces the street.