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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Example Sentences
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Authorities in May handed Futu a $271 million penalty for what they said was illegal facilitation of cross-border investments, part of a sweep of penalties against similar companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
"The Prime Minister reiterated that Pakistan looks forward to continue its facilitation of both sides in making progress towards sustainable peace in the region."
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 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
However, IS-Somalia still "plays a critical role in terms of providing resources, support, and facilitation for other Islamic State affiliates, both in Africa and further afield, like Afghanistan", she explains.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
And their enfranchisement unavoidably led to the disfranchisement of the smaller boroughs, unless the House of Commons were to be enlarged to a number which was not likely to tend to the facilitation of business.
From The Constitutional History of England from 1760 to 1860 by Charles Duke Yonge
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