facilitation
Americannoun
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the act or process of facilitating.
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Physiology. the lowering of resistance in a neural pathway to an impulse, resulting from previous or simultaneous stimulation.
noun
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the act or process of facilitating
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physiol the increased ease of transmission of impulses in a nerve fibre, caused by prior excitation
Etymology
Origin of facilitation
First recorded in 1610–20; facilitate + -ion
Explanation
Use the noun facilitation to describe helping, improving, or making something easier, like the newly widened staircase and hall designed for the facilitation of moving crowds through the museum. The Latin word for "easy," is facilis. You can see this origin in facilitation, which means "the act of making something easier." If you volunteer to help with the facilitation of enrolling new students at a school, you might hand by the door, handing out forms and directing families to the main office. You make the new people's experience better, which is another meaning of facilitation, improvement.
Vocabulary lists containing facilitation
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Spain's top criminal court opened an investigation into the events on Monday and largely based its ruling on the report, saying there was "undeniable facilitation" from Morocco.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Use of false claims to seek official recognition and diplomatic support, including visa facilitation;
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
CoinEx said it doesn’t “provide services to any sanctioned entity or individual” and has “never knowingly provided any form of facilitation to any party after it was designated.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
“But I do think the biggest thing has probably been her passing, her facilitation, as well as her ability to shoot.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
We see excellent examples of cerebral facilitation and inhibition in the case of the knee jerk.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Robert S. Woodworth
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