First Known Use: 14th century
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1condition
noun con·di·tion \kən-ˈdi-shən\
: a way of living or existing
: the state in which something exists : the physical state of something
: the physical or mental state of a person or animal
Full Definition of CONDITION
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a : a premise upon which the fulfillment of an agreement depends : stipulation b obsolete : covenant c : a provision making the effect of a legal instrument contingent upon an uncertain event; also : the event itself
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: something essential to the appearance or occurrence of something else : prerequisite: as a : an environmental requirement <available oxygen is an essential condition for animal life> b : the subordinate clause of a conditional sentence
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a : a restricting or modifying factor : qualification b : an unsatisfactory academic grade that may be raised by doing additional work
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a : a state of being <the human condition> b : social status : rank c : a usually defective state of health <a serious heart condition> d : a state of physical fitness or readiness for use <the car was in good condition> <exercising to get into condition> e plural : attendant circumstances <poor living conditions>
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Origin of CONDITION
Middle English condicion, from Anglo-French, from Latin condicion-, condicio terms of agreement, condition, from condicere to agree, from com- + dicere to say, determine — more at diction
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Rhymes with CONDITION
addition, admission, ambition, attrition, audition, beautician, clinician, cognition, coition, commission, contrition, demission, dentition, dismission, Domitian, edition, emission, ethician, fruition, ignition, Kittitian, lenition, logician, magician, Mauritian, monition, mortician, munition, musician, nutrition, omission, optician, partition, patrician, perdition, permission, petition, Phoenician, physician, Politian, position, punition, remission, rendition, sedition, submission, suspicion, tactician, technician, tradition, transition, transmission, tuition, volition
2condition
verb
: to train or influence (a person or an animal) to do something or to think or behave in a certain way because of a repeated experience
: to make (something, such as hair or leather) softer and less dry by applying a liquid
con·di·tionedcon·di·tion·ing \-ˈdi-sh(ə-)niŋ\
Full Definition of CONDITION
intransitive verb
archaic : to make stipulations
transitive verb
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: to agree by stipulating
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: to make conditional
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a : to put into a proper state for work or use b : air-condition
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: to give a grade of condition to
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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
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First Known Use of CONDITION
15th century
Related to CONDITION
- Antonyms
- decondition
Rhymes with CONDITION
CONDITION[1] Defined for Kids
1condition
noun con·di·tion \kən-ˈdi-shən\
Definition of CONDITION for Kids
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: state of physical fitness or readiness for use <The car was in good condition.>
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: something agreed upon or necessary if some other thing is to take place <You can come on the condition that you behave.>
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conditions plural : the way things are at a certain time or in a certain place <His body had adjusted … to the heat and harsh conditions. — Louis Sachar, Holes>
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: state of being <water in a frozen condition>
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: situation in life <people of humble condition>
2condition
verb
con·di·tionedcon·di·tion·ing
Definition of CONDITION for Kids
1
: to put into the proper or desired state
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: to change the habits of usually by training
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