facilitation

[ fuh-sil-i-tey-shuhn ]

/ fəˌsɪl ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act or process of facilitating.

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

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Origin of facilitation

First recorded in 1610–20; facilitate + -ion

Words nearby facilitation

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How to use facilitation in a sentence

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.
IAB Tech Lab – a reluctant peacekeeper in the privacy wars|Ronan Shields|January 14, 2022|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.
The road to DADT repeal — remember their names|Michael Bedwell|September 16, 2021|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.
Naomi Osaka fined $15,000 for skipping French Open news conference; Grand Slams issue warning|Liz Clarke|May 30, 2021|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.
Silicon Valley Sets Its Sights on Africa|Christian Borys|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

We see excellent examples of cerebral facilitation and inhibition in the case of the knee jerk.
Psychology|Robert S. Woodworth
The facilitation and abbreviation of mental labor is at the bottom of all mental progress.
The Classification of Patents|United States Patent Office
The importance of mathematical logic seems to be mainly in the facilitation of logical expression through symbols.
International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I|Various
Limitation of transit contracts the city, facilitation expands and disperses it.
Anticipations|Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for facilitation

facilitation

/ (fəˌsɪlɪˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the act or process of facilitating

physiol the increased ease of transmission of impulses in a nerve fibre, caused by prior excitation

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facilitation

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