fəˌsiləˈtāshən noun
( -s )
1. : the act of facilitating : the state of being facilitated
the facilitation of trade that results from free intercourse of peoples
social facilitation is essentially an adaptive condition
2. : something that facilitates : aid , help
such notes provide a real facilitation to the memory
3.
a. : the lowering of the threshold for reflex conduction by the passage of another preceding or simultaneous stimulation especially from a reflex of different origin
b. : the lowering of the threshold for reflex conduction along a particular neural pathway that results from repeated use of that pathway
c. : summation 3