conditioned
Americanadjective
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existing under or subject to conditions.
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characterized by a predictable or consistent pattern of behavior or thought as a result of having been subjected to certain circumstances or conditions.
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Psychology. proceeding from or dependent on a conditioning of the individual; learned; acquired.
conditioned behavior patterns.
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made suitable for a given purpose.
- Synonyms:
- adjusted
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- Synonyms:
- used to
adjective
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psychol of or denoting a response that has been learned Compare unconditioned
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(foll by to) accustomed; inured; prepared by training
Other Word Forms
- nonconditioned adjective
- self-conditioned adjective
- semiconditioned adjective
- well-conditioned adjective
Etymology
Origin of conditioned
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; condition, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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And I guess theater, I’m just not so conditioned in it, but the mistakes can be also a beautiful part of that too.
From Los Angeles Times
Regarding the coffins that almost everyone but Nick is buried in in Episode 8, were they air conditioned?
From Los Angeles Times
No doubt there are many Super Bowl viewers who, like Johnson or other leading members of this nation’s gerontocracy, had never heard of Bad Bunny or have been conditioned to fear him and his music.
From Salon
All of these factors, built upon a squad that was conditioned to play under Klopp, combined to leave them remarkably injury-free last season, resulting in Liverpool being crowned Premier League champions.
From BBC
Cleaned and conditioned his leather saddle, his bridle, his halter.
From Literature
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