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

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.

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