facilitation

noun

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

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

Examples of facilitation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But has this evolution in role—expanding beyond task coordination to include coaching, culture-building, change facilitation, and now, AI integration—been matched by organizational support for mid managers? —Michael Hudson, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

The group were all charged with burglary, possession of burglary tools, criminal facilitation and criminal mischief. —Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025

Graphic facilitation or interactive whiteboards, for example, can take a conversation and turn it into a multimedia data packet. —Nora Herting, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025

In September of the same year, the EU suspended its visa facilitation agreement with Russia, making Russian citizens face a lengthier, more expensive visa approval process to enter the EU. —Elizabeth McBride, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for facilitation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Medical Definition

facilitation

noun

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

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