Choose the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

FACILITATE

Cease 

The most appropriate antonym of the word facilitate is cease.

• Facilitate means "to make something easier or possible."
• Cease means "to stop or bring to an end."

The other words do not have the same meaning as cease.

• Articulate means "able to speak or express oneself clearly and effectively."
• Artificial means "made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally."
• Apex means "the highest point or stage."