condition

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Synonyms: condicion, coedition, condiction, conviction, cognition, contrition, coalition, rendition, coition, conditions, concision

Antonyms: condicion, coedition, condiction, conviction, cognition, contrition, coalition, rendition, coition, conditions, concision

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Noun

1. A [[state]] or [[quality]].
2. A [[requirement]] or [[prerequisite]].
3. A logical clause or phrase that a [[conditional]] statement uses. The phrase can either be [[true]] or [[false]].
4. {{lb|en|law}} A [[clause]] in a [[contract]] or [[agreement]] indicating that a certain [[contingency]] may modify the principal obligation in some way.

Verb

1. To [[subject#Verb|subject]] to the process of [[acclimation]].
2. To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make [[dependent]] on a condition to be fulfilled; to make [[conditional]] on. <!-- Oxford English Dictionary, sense 3: "To subject to something as a condition; to make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on, upon." The first part is covered in the previous sense here. -->
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To place conditions or [[limitation]]s upon.
5. To [[shape#Verb|shape]] the [[behavior|behaviour]] of someone to do something.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[treat]], especially [[hair]] with [[hair conditioner]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[contract]]; to [[stipulate]]; to [[agree]].
8. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[test]] or [[assay]], as [[silk]] (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
9. {{lb|en|US|colleges|transitive}} To put under conditions; to require to pass a new [[examination]] or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college.
10. To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.

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