air-condition

American  

[air-kuhn-dish-uhn] / ˈɛər kənˌdɪʃ ən /

verb (used with object)

1. to furnish with an air-conditioning system.

2. to treat (air) with such a system.

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air-condition British  

verb

1. (tr) to apply air conditioning to

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Etymology

Origin of air-condition

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Gray said the power demand would be even larger if the buildings were cooled by conventional air-conditioning units.

From The Wall Street Journal

In everyday life, many of us rarely challenge that system, spending long periods in heated or air-conditioned spaces.

From BBC

Like clockwork, the Mercedes arrived and parked at the foot of a runway in the small, posh airport that serves this air-conditioned resort city.

From Los Angeles Times

When the June heat in Vienna became a little too much for my mom, we agreed to cut out the walk through an ornate Hapsburg garden and go to lunch somewhere with air-conditioning.

From Los Angeles Times

He visits a cable landing station in Tonga expecting a technological epiphany, but finds only “air-conditioned disappointment” in a concrete closet.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• air-cool
• chill
• cool down
• freeze
• ice
• refrigerate