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condition in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
    "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
    discipline  train  check  condition 
  2. apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
    "I condition my hair after washing it"
    condition 
  3. put into a better state
    "he conditions old cars"
    condition 
  4. specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
    "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"
    stipulate  qualify  condition  specify 
  5. establish a conditioned response
    condition 
noun
  1. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
    "another consideration is the time it would take"
    circumstance  condition  consideration 
  2. the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
    condition  experimental condition 
  3. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
    condition  precondition  stipulation 
  4. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
    "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"
    condition  term 
  5. a state at a particular time
    "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
    condition  status 
  6. a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
    "the human condition"
    condition 
  7. the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
    condition  shape 
  8. an illness, disease, or other medical problem
    "a heart condition"; "a skin condition"
    condition 
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