conditioning

Phonetics

/kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/

verb

To subject to the process of acclimation.
Example: I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego.
To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
Example: They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.
To place conditions or limitations upon.
To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
To treat (the hair) with hair conditioner.
To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
(colleges) 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.
Example: to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study
To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.

noun

The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.
Any preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body.
The storage of a material specimen under specified temperature, humidity for a specified time prior to testing.

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