decondition

[ dee-kuhn-dish-uhn ]

/ ˌdi kənˈdɪʃ ən /

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verb (used with object)

to diminish the physical strength, stamina, or vitality of; weaken.

to diminish or eliminate the conditioned responses or behavior patterns of.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of decondition

First recorded in 1935–40; de- + condition

Furthermore, he says, “we decondition quickly following injury or life getting in our ways.”
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It might have been tougher for him 200 years ago, when they hadn't learned to decondition children early from parental fixations.
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