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to air-condition

to air-condition

7 3.5
To cool and dry the air inside a room using a machine
  • verb
  • /ˈɛr kənˌdɪʃən/
: aire acondicionado
  • It's important to air-condition the building to maintain a pleasant environment for everyone inside.
  • air-condition a room

Even IBM customers won't be able to afford to buy, let alone air condition, one of these mainframes per programmer.

Examples

  • If your home isn't air conditioned, find a place that is and go there.

    Blog text (30)

  • You don't need to air condition the whole building," Radermacher said.

    Academic text (2007)

  • We do live in a very warm climate; however, our offices are air conditioned.

    Blog text (15)

  • You'd think they could air-condition the place, you know?

    12 Angry Men (1997)

  • They thought, "Oh, I know, we'll air-condition these big theaters."

    Behind the Burly Q (2010)

  • Boy, you'd think they'd at least air-condition these places.

    12 Angry Men (1957)

  • That may be the compromise between wanting them and having to air-condition all those aging buildings, if it's true.

    Blog text (26)

  • By law—strictly enforced, all accommodations must be air conditioned.

    Blog text (15)

  • The technician will air-condition the office to make it more comfortable during the summer.

  • We decided to air-condition the living room so we could enjoy watching movies without overheating.

How Cold

to air-condition
7 3.5
to chill
45 1.0
to cool
225 1.0

Surface Forms

air-condition infinitive
air-conditioned past
air-conditioned past participle
air-conditioning present participle
air-conditions third person singular

Morphology

air-condition = air + condition (transparent) = air + condition

A direct, productive compound of 'air' + 'condition' whose meaning ('to condition the air') is readily derived from the components.

Etymology

Air-condition comes from the words air and condition, where condition means 'state' or 'to make right'. So to air-condition a room is to put the air into the right 'state' — the right temperature and humidity — to make people comfortable.