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Past tense of facilitate

regular verb

The past tense of facilitate is facilitated. The past participle is also facilitated.

Forms of facilitate

Base form (V1)facilitate /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/
Past tense (V2)facilitated
Past participle (V3)facilitated
Present participlefacilitating
Third person singularfacilitates

Facilitated in a sentence

  • Deglutition is facilitated by the secretion of saliva and mucus and involves the mouth, pharynx, and esophagus.2008, Gerard J. Tortora, Bryan Derrickson, “The Digestive System”, in Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 12th edition, Hoboken, N.J.…. From the entry deglutition
  • The overlapping governance networks of panarchy have facilitated a context conducive to the above competing multilateralisms.2006, W.A. Knight, “Plurilateral Multilateralism: Canada's Emerging International Policy?”, in Andrew F. Cooper, Dane Rowlands, editors…. From the entry panarchy
  • Later called "pods," these groups of eight to ten people are facilitated by two convenors.1988 February 7, Marea Murray, “Battles Joined: Oddysey of a Lesbian AIDS Activist”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 9. From the entry convenor
  • In particular, the use of swept-back wings had facilitated high-speed flight by delaying the onset of shock-stalls.1952, Flight International, volumes 61–62, page 655. From the entry shock-stall
  • Our findings imply that the Caudad insertion of pedicle screws facilitated interbody distraction during the restoration of spondylolisthetic vertebrae.2021 September 15, Xin Xi et al., “Caudad Insertion of Pedicle Screws Facilitates Interbody Distraction During Spondylolisthetic Vertebrae…. From the entry spondylolisthetic

Meaning of facilitate

  1. verb To make easy or easier.
  2. verb To help bring about.
  3. verb To preside over (a meeting, a seminar).

Full definition of facilitate

Questions about the past tense of facilitate

What is the past tense of facilitate?
The past tense of facilitate is facilitated.
What is the past participle of facilitate?
The past participle of facilitate is facilitated.
Is facilitate a regular or irregular verb?
Facilitate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: facilitate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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