condition
verb/kənˈdɪʃn/
/kənˈdɪʃn/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they condition | /kənˈdɪʃn/ /kənˈdɪʃn/ |
| he / she / it conditions | /kənˈdɪʃnz/ /kənˈdɪʃnz/ |
| past simple conditioned | /kənˈdɪʃnd/ /kənˈdɪʃnd/ |
| past participle conditioned | /kənˈdɪʃnd/ /kənˈdɪʃnd/ |
| -ing form conditioning | /kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/ /kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/ |
- [usually passive] to train somebody/something to behave in a particular way or to become used to a particular situation
- be conditioned to something Patients can become conditioned to particular forms of treatment.
- be conditioned to do something The rats had been conditioned to ring a bell when they wanted food.
- the difference between inborn and conditioned reflexes (= reactions that are learned/not natural)
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- [usually passive] to have an important effect on somebody/something; to influence the way that something happens
- be conditioned (by something) Gender roles are often conditioned by cultural factors.
- National choices are conditioned by the international political economy.
- condition something to keep something such as your hair or skin healthy
- a shampoo that cleans and conditions hair
- a polish for conditioning leather
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French condicion (noun), condicionner (verb), from Latin condicio(n-) ‘agreement’, from condicere ‘agree upon’, from con- ‘with’ + dicere ‘say’.
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