Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

facilize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fa-cilize
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make something easy; to facilitate.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Wherefore in these, it is behooffull not to worke for proper commoditie, but for publike benefit; for that in this maner euery one as interessed, doe agree to effect and facilize the obtaining of that good which is desired."

Etymology

From facile + -ize, originally after Italian facilitare.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: facilitare
Suffix: facile

Usage

Inflected Forms

facilizes (present, singular) facilizing (participle, present) facilized (participle, past) facilized (past) facilise (alternative)

Questions

What does facilize mean?: To make something easy; to facilitate.
Where does facilize come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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