Literary notes about facilitate (AI summary)
The term "facilitate" in literature is frequently employed to denote the act of making processes smoother or easing the execution of various tasks. It appears in diverse contexts—from enabling the diffusion of cultural or religious elements, as seen in the discussion of social structures [1], to easing phonetic expression in rapid speech [2]. Authors further use the term to highlight methods for expediting educational progress [3] or streamlining operations in military strategy [4] and commerce [5]. In each case, the word underscores an intentional effort to remove obstacles, thereby promoting efficiency and clarity across different fields and narratives [6].
- The fact that the names of the phratries are generally the same in very different tribes could not fail to facilitate this diffusion.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim - Many groups of consonants undergo changes in order to facilitate their pronunciation in rapid speech.
— from A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges by George Martin Lane - And this suggests that the aim of education is to facilitate such short-circuited growth.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - 2. To intercept a corps and prevent its junction with the main body of the enemy, or to facilitate the approach of your own reinforcements.
— from The Art of War by baron de Antoine Henri Jomini - The object of the public works and institutions above mentioned, is to facilitate commerce in general.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith - Even an inclination to what is right (e.g., to beneficence), though it may much facilitate the efficacy of the moral maxims, cannot produce any.
— from The Critique of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant
