Multiple choice

Facilitate

Directions: Some words in the news item below have been highlighted. Select the best contextual meaning of the related words.

Global retail giant Wal-Mart, waiting for years to open its supermarkets in India has been lobbying with the US lawmakers since 2008 to facilitate its entry into the highly lucrative Indian market.

  1. Make possible

  2. Impede

  3. Guide

  4. Justify
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Explanation

The sentence states Wal-Mart has been lobbying 'to facilitate its entry' into the Indian market. 'Facilitate' means to make easier or help bring about. 'Make possible' is the closest synonym.

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