Activate vs Facilitate - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between activate and facilitate

is that activate is to put into action, to put to work while facilitate is to make easy or easier.

(activat)

To put into action, to put to work.

To turn on.

* actuate

* deactivate

* English ergative verbs

(facilitat)

To make easy or easier.

To help bring about

To preside over (a meeting, a seminar)