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

Charges included abandonment of a person followed by death, and supply and facilitation of narcotics, per a Nov. 7 statement from the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office of Argentina.

From Los Angeles Times

Charges included abandonment of a person followed by death, and supply and facilitation of narcotics.

From Los Angeles Times

This defendant was charged with abandonment of a person followed by death, and supply and facilitation of narcotics, the statement said.

From Los Angeles Times

Argentinian prosecutors said one person who accompanied the artist has been charged with the abandonment of a person followed by death and the supply and facilitation of drugs.

From BBC

Harris, citing unscrupulous behavior by those landlords, proposes in her housing plan to pass the Preventing the Algorithmic Facilitation of Rental Housing Cartels Act in Congress, which would make price-fixing illegal under antitrust laws.

From Salon

Related Words

• aid
• backing
• benefit
• compensation
• cooperation
• help
• relief
• service
• support