air-condition
Americanverb (used with object)
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to furnish with an air-conditioning system.
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to treat (air) with such a system.
verb
Etymology
Origin of air-condition
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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People die in stifling homes, apartments and trailers they can’t afford to air-condition.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023
Valerie Wilson, the business administrator for Newark’s public schools, said there’s little public understanding of the high costs and logistical obstacles that districts such as hers would have to overcome to air-condition all their schools.
From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2022
Swaine’s wish list is very specific: an updated heating and air-condition system and, ultimately, a space to grow and add exhibits.
From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2020
Only then did they test the babies’ urine, thinking, according to one doctor, that a pathogen or agent in a heating or air-condition unit might have caused the infants’ sudden ailment.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2020
Ever once in a while, that air-condition motor go phheeewww.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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