facilitatory

[ fuh-sil-i-tuh-tawr-ee ]

adjective

1. acting to facilitate something, make it easier, or move it forward:

   This book explores how small loans are facilitatory for woman-owned farms in Uganda.

2. Physiology. being or relating to the process of lowering resistance to an impulse in a neural pathway, through previous or simultaneous stimulation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of facilitatory¹

First recorded in 1865–70; facilitate ( def ) + -ory ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Deschamps’ squad is not without egos and arguably a greater achievement has been convincing those players who might be seen as a little more spotlight-seeking to sacrifice for the team and play a more facilitatory role than they are used to for their clubs.

From The Guardian