facilitation
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the condition of being made easy (or easier)
social facilitation is an adaptive condition
Types & categories
- condition hypernym
Related & opposite
- facilitate derivation
Sense 2 noun
(neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential
Types & categories
- organic phenomenon hypernym
Related & opposite
- facilitate derivation
- neurophysiology domain topic
Sense 3 noun
act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
Types & categories
- assist hypernym
Related & opposite
- facilitate derivation
- facilitate derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | facilitate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | facilitate |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | neurophysiology |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic phenomenon |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | facilitate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | facilitate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | assist |