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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"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
“Now we see the need shifting to long-term effects and recovery plans, providing step-by-step facilitation of how to get their lives back on track.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025
“We start doubting our ability to be a person in our own right,” he says, via his mum’s facilitation.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024
Sahab's team applied a randomized controlled experiment to determine the causal effects of conversational AI facilitation in online discussions in reducing prejudice and anxiety.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2024
In the basement is another porter’s lodge for the facilitation of business with the butcher, the baker, and the expressman.”
From Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney
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