I. kən-ˈdi-shən noun
Etymology: 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
Date: 14th century
1.
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
2. : 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
3.
a. : a restricting or modifying factor : qualification
b. : an unsatisfactory academic grade that may be raised by doing additional work
4.
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 condition s
5.
a. obsolete : temper of mind
b. obsolete : trait
c. plural , archaic : manners, ways
II. verb
( con·di·tioned ; con·di·tion·ing -ˈdi-sh(ə-)niŋ)
Date: 15th century
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 condition ing 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