- the act or process of facilitating
- the increased ease of transmission of impulses in a nerve fibre, caused by prior excitation
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fa•cil•i•ta•tion
(fə sil′i tā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- the act or process of facilitating.
- Physiologythe lowering of resistance in a neural pathway to an impulse, resulting from previous or simultaneous stimulation.
- facilitate + -ion 1610–20
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facilitation /fəˌsɪlɪˈteɪʃən/ n
fa•cil•i•tate /fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
fa•cil•i•ta•tor, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to make easier or less difficult; help forward.
fa•cil•i•ta•tor, n. [countable]
fa•cil•i•tate
(fə sil′i tāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
fa•cil′i•ta′tive, adj.
- to make easier or less difficult;
help forward (an action, a process, etc.):Careful planning facilitates any kind of work. - to assist the progress of (a person).
- facilit(y) + -ate1 1605–15
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