conditioned

[ kuhn-dish-uhnd ]

/ kənˈdɪʃ ənd /

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adjective

existing under or subject to conditions.

characterized by a predictable or consistent pattern of behavior or thought as a result of having been subjected to certain circumstances or conditions.

Psychology. proceeding from or dependent on a conditioning of the individual; learned; acquired: conditioned behavior patterns. Compare unconditioned(def 2).

made suitable for a given purpose.

air-conditioned.

accustomed; inured.

Origin of conditioned

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at condition, -ed²

ANTONYMS FOR conditioned

1 free, absolute.

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OTHER WORDS FROM conditioned

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

Words nearby conditioned

conditional convergence, conditional operation, conditional probability, conditional sale, conditionalization, conditioned, conditioned response, conditioned stimulus, conditioned suppression, conditioner, conditioning

Definition for conditioned (2 of 2)

condition

[ kuh n-dish-uh n ]

/ kənˈdɪʃ ən /

noun

a particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances.

state of health: He was reported to be in critical condition.

fit or requisite state: to be out of condition; to be in no condition to run.

social position: in a lowly condition.

a restricting, limiting, or modifying circumstance: It can happen only under certain conditions.

a circumstance indispensable to some result; prerequisite; that on which something else is contingent: conditions of acceptance.

Usually conditions. existing circumstances: poor living conditions.

something demanded as an essential part of an agreement; provision; stipulation: He accepted on one condition.

Law.

a stipulation in an agreement or instrument transferring property that provides for a change consequent on the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a stated event.
the event upon which this stipulation depends.

Informal. an abnormal or diseased state of part of the body: heart condition; skin condition.

U.S. Education.

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.
the course or subject to which the requirement is attached.

Grammar. protasis.

Logic. the antecedent of a conditional proposition.

verb (used with object)

to put in a fit or proper state.

to accustom or inure: to condition oneself to the cold.

to air-condition.

to form or be a condition of; determine, limit, or restrict as a condition.

to subject to particular conditions or circumstances: Her studies conditioned her for her job.

U.S. Education. to impose a condition on (a student).

to test (a commodity) to ascertain its condition.

to make (something) a condition; stipulate.

Psychology. to establish a conditioned response in (a subject).

Textiles.

to test (fibers or fabrics) for the presence of moisture or other foreign matter.
to replace moisture lost from (fibers or fabrics) in manipulation or manufacture.

verb (used without object)

to make conditions.

Origin of 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

SYNONYMS FOR condition

1 See state.

8 requirement, proviso.

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OTHER WORDS FROM condition

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

Example sentences from the Web for conditioned

Our existing bulbs tend to work, and we are not yet conditioned to think of them as capital investments.

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The world has been conditioned to expect such brazen sabotage.

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New York residents—and moviegoers in general—are conditioned to seeing the Big Apple blown to smithereens.

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By this point, however, our culture should be conditioned to this kind of behavior.

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Women are conditioned to compare themselves with one another.

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Pavlov's book will further explain and clarify the concept of the conditioned response mechanism.

A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis |Melvin Powers
Thus it is evident that the formation of conditioned reflexes takes place in all fields of animal and human activity.

Taboo and Genetics |Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
It is achieved at every moment and is always completely united to facts and conditioned by historical knowledge.

Beauty and the Beast |Stewart A. McDowall
They passed a rule that no student who was conditioned in any study could vote in any college election.

At Good Old Siwash |George Fitch
But they were only stylized gestures leading to conditioned reflexes deep in the medulla.

The Sensitive Man |Poul William Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for conditioned (1 of 2)

conditioned

/ (kənˈdɪʃənd) /

adjective

psychol of or denoting a response that has been learned Compare unconditioned

(foll by to) accustomed; inured; prepared by training

British Dictionary definitions for conditioned (2 of 2)

condition

/ (kənˈdɪʃən) /

noun

a particular state of being or existence; situation with respect to circumstances the human condition

something that limits or restricts something else; a qualification you may enter only under certain conditions

(plural) external or existing circumstances conditions were right for a takeover

state of health or physical fitness, esp good health (esp in the phrases in condition, out of condition)

an ailment or physical disability a heart condition

something indispensable to the existence of something else your happiness is a condition of mine

something required as part of an agreement or pact; terms the conditions of the lease are set out

law

a declaration or provision in a will, contract, etc, that makes some right or liability contingent upon the happening of some event
the event itself

logic 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) See sufficient (def. 2), necessary (def. 3e)

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

statistics short for experimental condition

rank, status, or position in life

on condition that or upon condition that (conjunction) provided that

verb (mainly tr)

psychol

to alter the response of (a person or animal) to a particular stimulus or situation
to establish a conditioned response in (a person or animal)

to put into a fit condition or state

to improve the condition of (one's hair) by use of special cosmetics

to accustom or inure

to subject to a condition

(intr) archaic to make conditions

Word Origin for condition

C14: from Latin conditiō, from condīcere to discuss, agree together, from con- together + dīcere to say

Medical definitions for conditioned (1 of 2)

conditioned

[ kən-dĭsh′ənd ]

adj.

Exhibiting or trained to exhibit a conditioned response.

Physically fit.

Medical definitions for conditioned (2 of 2)

condition

[ kən-dĭsh′ən ]

n.

A disease or physical ailment.

A state of health or physical fitness.

v.

To cause an organism to respond in a specific manner to a conditioned stimulus in the absence of an unconditioned stimulus.

Idioms and Phrases with conditioned

condition

see in condition; mint condition; on condition that; out of condition.

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