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 facilitated2 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