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

There are those who would write her off, and perhaps her timidity before America’s facilitation of Gaza’s destruction has earned that dismissal. —Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

The idea that people work better when other people are around is called social facilitation. —Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Story facilitation is a key leadership skill needed to make sure that everyone on the team is willing to speak up and share their ideas and doubts. —Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Attorney General Ellison convened a strategic-facilitation process among the U, Fairview and M Physicians in March last year, naming Lois Quam as facilitator in April of that year. —Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026

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