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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.
EXPANDmade suitable for a given purpose.
6.
COLLAPSEaccustomed; inured.
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Conditioned
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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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.
EXPANDa 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.
COLLAPSELogic. 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.
EXPANDto 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.
COLLAPSETextiles.
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)
Idiom24.
to make conditions.
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
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)
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| conditioned (kənˈdɪʃənd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | psychol Compare unconditioned of or denoting a response that has been learned |
| 2. | ( |
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conditioned con·di·tioned (kən-dĭsh'ənd)
adj.
Exhibiting or trained to exhibit a conditioned response.
Physically fit.
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