facilitate-v; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: increase the likelihood of; make (an event) easier

Examples:
The credit granters facilitated the identity theft crime.
Political singers facilitaed the Spanish transition to Democracy.
Elaborate how a global monetary system has facilitated the growth
of global business?

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: facilitate.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3