con·di·tioned

[kuhn-dish-uhnd]
adjective
1.
existing under or subject to conditions.
2.
characterized by a predictable or consistent pattern of behavior or thought as a result of having been subjected to certain circumstances or conditions.
3.
Psychology. proceeding from or dependent on a conditioning of the individual; learned; acquired: conditioned behavior patterns. Compare unconditioned ( def 2 ).
4.
made suitable for a given purpose.
5.
air-conditioned.
6.
accustomed; inured.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see condition, -ed2

Related forms
non·con·di·tioned, adjective
self-con·di·tioned, adjective
sem·i·con·di·tioned, adjective
well-con·di·tioned, adjective

Antonyms
1. free, absolute.
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con·di·tion

[kuhn-dish-uhn]
noun
1.
a particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances.
2.
state of health: He was reported to be in critical condition.
3.
fit or requisite state: to be out of condition; to be in no condition to run.
4.
social position: in a lowly condition.
5.
a restricting, limiting, or modifying circumstance: It can happen only under certain conditions.
6.
a circumstance indispensable to some result; prerequisite; that on which something else is contingent: conditions of acceptance.
7.
Usually, conditions. existing circumstances: poor living conditions.
8.
something demanded as an essential part of an agreement; provision; stipulation: He accepted on one condition.
9.
Law.
a.
a stipulation in an agreement or instrument transferring property that provides for a change consequent on the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a stated event.
b.
the event upon which this stipulation depends.
10.
Informal. an abnormal or diseased state of part of the body: heart condition; skin condition.
11.
U.S. Education.
a.
a requirement imposed on a college student who fails to reach the prescribed standard in a course at the end of the regular period of instruction, permitting credit to be established by later performance.
b.
the course or subject to which the requirement is attached.
12.
Grammar, protasis.
13.
Logic. the antecedent of a conditional proposition.
verb (used with object)
14.
to put in a fit or proper state.
15.
to accustom or inure: to condition oneself to the cold.
16.
to air-condition.
17.
to form or be a condition of; determine, limit, or restrict as a condition.
18.
to subject to particular conditions or circumstances: Her studies conditioned her for her job.
19.
U.S. Education. to impose a condition on (a student).
20.
to test (a commodity) to ascertain its condition.
21.
to make (something) a condition; stipulate.
22.
Psychology. to establish a conditioned response in (a subject).
23.
Textiles.
a.
to test (fibers or fabrics) for the presence of moisture or other foreign matter.
b.
to replace moisture lost from (fibers or fabrics) in manipulation or manufacture.
verb (used without object)
24.
to make conditions.
Idioms
25.
on/upon condition that, with the promise or provision that; provided that; if: She accepted the position on condition that there would be opportunity for advancement.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English condicioun < Anglo-French; Old French < Latin condiciōn- (stem of condiciō) agreement, equivalent to con- con- + dic- say (see dictate) + -iōn- -ion; spelling with t by influence of Late Latin or Medieval Latin forms; compare French condition

Related forms
con·di·tion·a·ble, adjective
un·con·di·tion, verb (used with object)

Synonyms
1. See state. 8. requirement, proviso.
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condition (kənˈdɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  a particular state of being or existence; situation with respect to circumstances: the human condition
2.  something that limits or restricts something else; a qualification: you may enter only under certain conditions
3.  (plural) external or existing circumstances: conditions were right for a takeover
4.  state of health or physical fitness, esp good health (esp in the phrases in condition, out of condition)
5.  an ailment or physical disability: a heart condition
6.  something indispensable to the existence of something else: your happiness is a condition of mine
7.  something required as part of an agreement or pact; terms: the conditions of the lease are set out
8.  law
 a.  a declaration or provision in a will, contract, etc, that makes some right or liability contingent upon the happening of some event
 b.  the event itself
9.  logic sufficient See necessary a statement whose truth is either required for the truth of a given statement (a necessary condition) or sufficient to guarantee the truth of the given statement (a sufficient condition)
10.  maths, logic a presupposition, esp a restriction on the domain of quantification, indispensable to the proof of a theorem and stated as part of it
11.  statistics short for experimental condition
12.  rank, status, or position in life
13.  (conjunction) on condition that, upon condition that provided that
 
—vb
14.  psychol
 a.  to alter the response of (a person or animal) to a particular stimulus or situation
 b.  to establish a conditioned response in (a person or animal)
15.  to put into a fit condition or state
16.  to improve the condition of (one's hair) by use of special cosmetics
17.  to accustom or inure
18.  to subject to a condition
19.  archaic (intr) to make conditions
 
[C14: from Latin conditiō, from condīcere to discuss, agree together, from con- together + dīcere to say]

conditioned (kənˈdɪʃənd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  psychol Compare unconditioned of or denoting a response that has been learned
2.  (foll by to) accustomed; inured; prepared by training

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condition
early 14c., from O.Fr. condition, from L. condicionem (nom. condicio) "agreement, situation," from condicere "to speak with, talk together," from com- "together" + dicere "to speak" (see diction). Evolution of meaning through "stipulation, condition," to "situation, mode
of being." The verb meaning "to bring to a desired condition" is from 1850.
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condition con·di·tion (kən-dĭsh'ən)
n.

  1. A disease or physical ailment.

  2. A state of health or physical fitness.

v. con·di·tioned, con·di·tion·ing, con·di·tions
To cause an organism to respond in a specific manner to a conditioned stimulus in the absence of an unconditioned stimulus.

conditioned con·di·tioned (kən-dĭsh'ənd)
adj.

  1. Exhibiting or trained to exhibit a conditioned response.

  2. Physically fit.

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Example sentences
They were conditioned to withstand the harshness of the environment, and they
  were strictly trained.
They'd been conditioned to grab as much as they could, without thinking about
  the long-term consequences.
Publishers fret that this has conditioned consumers to expect lower prices for
  all kinds of books.
In the summer you should find an air conditioned room with cold beverages.
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