facilitation

[ fuh-sil-i-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act or process of facilitating.
2. Physiology. the lowering of resistance in a neural pathway to an impulse, resulting from previous or simultaneous stimulation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of facilitation¹

First recorded in 1610–20; facilitate + -ion

Example Sentences

Cloud ultimately makes us more flexible, more stable, more transparent, I think our facilitation with other ecosystems is much easier.

From MIT Technology Review

However, the two trade organizations have, thus far, refused the mantle deeming the role of “ad tech police” as brief beyond their respective charters – they maintain the facilitation of tech standards is their primary remit.

From Digiday

His mastery of group dynamics and group facilitation has enabled him to conduct seminar after seminar around the difficult and sensitive subject of race relations without incident.

From Washington Blade

The facilitation of media to a broad array of channels, both traditional and digital, is a major contributor to the development and growth of our sport and the fan base of individual players.

From Washington Post

A great benefit of the ubiquity of the Internet in the developed world has been the facilitation of a new age of entrepreneurship.

From The Daily Beast

We see excellent examples of cerebral facilitation and inhibition in the case of the knee jerk.

From Project Gutenberg

The facilitation and abbreviation of mental labor is at the bottom of all mental progress.

From Project Gutenberg

The importance of mathematical logic seems to be mainly in the facilitation of logical expression through symbols.

From Project Gutenberg

Limitation of transit contracts the city, facilitation expands and disperses it.

From Project Gutenberg

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