n.
Pronunciation: f ə - ˌ si-l ə - ' t ā -sh ə n
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