Main Entry: fa·cil·i·ta·tion

Pronunciation: \fə-ˌsi-lə-ˈtā-shən\

Function: noun

Date: 1619

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