condition

²condition

verb

con·di·tionedcon·di·tion·ing\-ˈdi-sh(ə-)niŋ\

Definition of CONDITION

intransitive verb

archaic

: to make stipulations

transitive verb

1

: to agree by stipulating

2

: to make conditional

3

a : to put into a proper state for work or use b : air-condition

4

: to give a grade of condition to

5

a : to adapt, modify, or mold so as to conform to an environing culture <traditional beliefs conditioning a child's attitude> b : to modify so that an act or response previously associated with one stimulus becomes associated with another

— con·di·tion·able \-sh(ə-)nə-bəl\ adjective

Examples of CONDITION

1. <the length of time that it takes for runners to condition their bodies for a marathon>
2. <an immigrant family that must condition its traditional attitudes regarding child rearing to the realities of modern American life>

First Known Use of CONDITION

15th century

Related to CONDITION

Synonyms: season, train

Antonyms: decondition

Related Words: fit, habilitate, prepare, ready; acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, adapt, adjust, break in, orient, orientate, shape; accustom, familiarize, habituate, naturalize; fortify, harden, inure, season, shape up, steel, strengthen, toughen

Near Antonyms: misadjust

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Rhymes with CONDITION

ambition, audition, commission, munition, partition, patrician, petition, Phoenician, position, suspicion, transition