to condition
19
5.6
- verb
- /kənˈdɪʃən/
- Formal
:
condicionar a
- The third-year authorization is conditioned on proper implementation of the panel and the bank's information policy.
- condition aid
- government conditions aid
- condition the rights
Examples
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The proposal that loans from aid agencies be conditioned on policy reform is, of course, not new.
Academic text (1998) -
However, their perception of the economic and political situation in Libya was conditioned by several key factors.
Academic text (1996) -
Yet even this extraordinary presence and access was conditioned by distance from decision.
Academic text (1999) -
The landlord agreed to renew the lease, but he is going to condition it upon the tenants maintaining the property well.
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She will condition her offer for the car based on its inspection results.
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The committee decided to condition funding for the project on the completion of a detailed proposal.
Synonyms
190
4.6
Say in a document what will happen if a certain event occurs
118
3.5
To give clear, exact details about something
37
7.2
Say clearly and officially that something must happen in an agreement
To make something depend on a condition like finishing a task
Idioms
Compounds
24
1.9
The state of the air at a place and time, like temperature, wind, clouds, or rain
20
3.7
The state of jobs, prices, and business activity in a country at a particular time
- Specialized
8
4.1
The state of the air, water, or land at a place that affects living things
7
3.7
The state of a person or company's money, things they own, and debts at a time
3
3.4
The weather at a place and time, including temperature, wind, and rain or snow
1
5.6
A problem with a person's mental health that changes how they think, feel or behave
- Specialized
1
8.0
A rule giving values at the edge of a space to solve an equation
- Specialized
1
4.0
A health problem parents can pass to their children through genes
- Specialized
1
4.9
A part of an experiment where researchers change one thing to see its effect compared with a control group
- Specialized
1
4.4
The body's state and how well its parts work, especially for health
- Specialized
1
5.5
A group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment and is used for comparison
A group of words that says when something will happen or what must happen first, often starting with if
- Specialized
A bone illness in young children caused by not having enough vitamin D that makes bones weak or deformed
- Archaic
Swollen lumps in the neck caused by an infection, often tuberculosis
How Restrictive
- Formal
48
4.4
8
7.7
340
3.0
- Formal
19
5.6
344
3.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb condition comes from Latin con- 'together' and dicere 'to say', meaning to set terms together, so to condition something in a contract is to make it depend on a stated requirement. That's why we say approval is 'conditioned' on a background check.