facilitation vs assist

assist vs facilitation

facilitation and assist both are nouns.

facilitation is not a verb while assist is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
facilitation	Yes	No	No	No
assist	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, assist is a hypernym of facilitation; that is, assist is a word with a broader meaning than facilitation:

facilitation: act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
assist: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

Other hypernyms of facilitation include aid, assistance, help.

facilitation (noun)	assist (noun)
act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something	(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
(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	the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
the condition of being made easy (or easier)

facilitation (verb)	assist (verb)
	act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function
	work for, or be a servant to
	give help or assistance; be of service

Difference between facilitation and assist

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