From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Condition \Con*di"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. conditio (better
condicio) agreement, compact, condition; con- + a root
signifying to show, point out, akin to dicere to say, dicare
to proclaim, dedicate. See Teach, Token.]
1. Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to
external circumstances or influences, or to physical or
mental integrity, health, strength, etc.; predicament;
rank; position, estate.
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I am in my condition
A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king. --Shak.
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And O, what man's condition can be worse
Than his whom plenty starves and blessings curse?
--Cowley.
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The new conditions of life. --Darwin.
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2. Essential quality; property; attribute.
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It seemed to us a condition and property of divine
powers and beings to be hidden and unseen to others.
--Bacon.
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3. Temperament; disposition; character. [Obs.]
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The condition of a saint and the complexion of a
devil. --Shak.
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4. That which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of
something else; that which is requisite in order that
something else should take effect; an essential
qualification; stipulation; terms specified.
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I had as lief take her dowry with this condition, to
be whipped at the high cross every morning. --Shak.
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Many are apt to believe remission of sins, but they
believe it without the condition of repentance.
--Jer. Taylor.
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5. (Law) A clause in a contract, or agreement, which has for
its object to suspend, to defeat, or in some way to
modify, the principal obligation; or, in case of a will,
to suspend, revoke, or modify a devise or bequest. It is
also the case of a future uncertain event, which may or
may not happen, and on the occurrence or non-occurrence of
which, the accomplishment, recission, or modification of
an obligation or testamentary disposition is made to
depend. --Blount. Tomlins. Bouvier. Wharton.
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Equation of condition. (Math.) See under Equation.
On condition or Upon condition (that), used for if in
introducing conditional sentences. "Upon condition thou
wilt swear to pay him tribute . . . thou shalt be placed
as viceroy under him." --Shak.
Conditions of sale, the terms on which it is proposed to
sell property by auction; also, the instrument containing
or expressing these terms.
Syn: State; situation; circumstances; station; case; mode;
plight; predicament; stipulation; qualification;
requisite; article; provision; arrangement. See State.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Condition \Con*di"tion\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Conditioned; p.
pr. & vb. n. Conditioning.]
1. To make terms; to stipulate.
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Pay me back my credit,
And I'll condition with ye. --Beau. & Fl.
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2. (Metaph.) To impose upon an object those relations or
conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged
to be impossible.
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To think of a thing is to condition. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Condition \Con*di"tion\, v. t. [Cf. LL. conditionare. See
Condition, n.]
1. To invest with, or limit by, conditions; to burden or
qualify by a condition; to impose or be imposed as the
condition of.
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Seas, that daily gain upon the shore,
Have ebb and flow conditioning their march.
--Tennyson.
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2. To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
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It was conditioned between Saturn and Titan, that
Saturn should put to death all his male children.
--Sir W.
Raleigh.
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3. (U. S. 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; as,
to condition a student who has failed in some branch of
study.
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4. To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of
moisture it contains). --McElrath.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
condition
n 1: a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of
disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
[syn: condition, status]
2: an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of
something else [syn: condition, precondition,
stipulation]
3: a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing;
"the human condition"
4: information that should be kept in mind when making a
decision; "another consideration is the time it would take"
[syn: circumstance, condition, consideration]
5: the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in
condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of
shape') [syn: condition, shape]
6: an illness, disease, or other medical problem; "a heart
condition"; "a skin condition"
7: (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" [syn:
condition, term]
8: the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a
variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
[syn: condition, experimental condition]
v 1: establish a conditioned response
2: develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice;
especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline
their children"; "Is this dog trained?" [syn: discipline,
train, check, condition]
3: 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" [syn: stipulate, qualify,
condition, specify]
4: put into a better state; "he conditions old cars"
5: apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; "I
condition my hair after washing it"