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facilitation

fa·cil·i·ta·tion [ fə-ˌsi-lə-ˈtā-shən]

facilitation

noun

[fə-ˌsi-lə-ˈtā-shən]

Definition of facilitation

1 : the act of facilitating : the state of being facilitated

2a : the lowering of the threshold for reflex conduction along a particular neural pathway especially from repeated use of that pathway

b : the increasing of the ease or intensity of a response by repeated stimulation

Recent Examples on the Web

//Including clinical coordination, risk management, and technology facilitation.
— Branded Content Contributor, Orange County Register, "Alignment Health Offers the Care You Deserve," 6 Nov. 2019
//Moreover, the AfCFTA contains a number of trade-enabling provisions that could be used to respond to border smuggling, including provisions to strengthen customs cooperation and trade facilitation.
— Landry Signé, Quartz Africa, "Nigeria’s Benin border closure is an early warning sign for the African free trade deal’s optimism," 2 Nov. 2019
//Most recently, the bank has been under investigation for the facilitation of money laundering in Russia and elsewhere.
— Michael Forsythe, New York Times, "Inside a Brazen Scheme to Woo China: Gifts, Golf and a $4,254 Wine," 14 Oct. 2019
//Sherra Wright pleaded guilty last month to facilitation of first-degree murder.
— Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, "Trial delayed in killing of former Clippers player Lorenzen Wright," 22 Aug. 2019
//Daily briefings by the government at Srinagar’s media facilitation centre have become the only source of information about the situation for the people, in addition to some skeletal reporting by some television channels.
— Riyaz Wani, Quartz India, "After three weeks of lockdown, this is what Kashmir looks like," 22 Aug. 2019
//Maine Agriculture Commissioner Amanda Beal is asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture for help via its market facilitation program.
— USA TODAY, "Crystal Cathedral reborn Catholic, 'Conjuring' house, Wiki ‘editathon’: News from around our 50 states," 11 July 2019
//Illinois received the largest share of the market facilitation payments, totaling $1.1 billion through April, followed by Iowa, which received $979 million, and Minnesota, which received $676 million.
— Mike Dorning, Fortune, "Most of Trump’s Trade Aid Went to Just a Few of the Biggest Farms, Study Finds," 30 July 2019
//Sherra Wright Robinson pleaded guilty to facilitation of first-degree murder.
— CBS News, "Lorenzen Wright death: Surprise plea deal latest twist in the case of slain NBA star," 27 July 2019

First Known Use of facilitation

1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for facilitation

facilit(ate) + -ation; in sense 2 probably as translation of German Bahnung

Dictionary Entries near facilitation

facile princeps

facilis descensus Averno

More Synonyms and Antonyms offacilitation

Synonyms & Antonyms of facilitation

an act or instance of helping

She received mostly positive feedback on her facilitation of the workshop.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms for facilitation

Antonyms and Near Antonyms for facilitation

hindrance

More Definitions forfacilitation

facilitation

noun

fa·cil·i·ta·tion | \ fə-ˌsil-ə-ˈtā-shən \

Medical Definition of facilitation

1 : the lowering of the threshold for reflex conduction along a particular neural pathway especially from repeated use of that pathway

2 : the increasing of the ease or intensity of a response by repeated stimulation