conditioned adjective.
[kǝn'dɪʃ(ǝ)nd] LME.[from CONDITION noun, verb: see -ED2, -ED1.]I. From the noun.
1. Having a (specified) disposition or temperament; in a particular condition or state.
LME.ill-conditioned,
well-conditioned, etc.
■ Shakespeare Merchant of Venice The kindest man, the best condition'd and unwearied spirit In doing courtesies.2. Placed in certain conditions; circumstanced, situated.
M19.■ Coleridge In countries well governed and happily conditioned. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲
conditioned II. From the verb.
3. Subject to conditions or limitations; dependent on a condition; not absolute or infinite.
M17.absol.:
■ W. Hamilton The Conditioned is that which is alone conceivable or cogitable.4. Brought into a desired state; with the balance of certain qualities adjusted.
E20.conditioned reflex a reflex response to a non-natural stimulus established by training in a person, animal, etc.
air-conditioned: see
AIR noun1.
■ H. G. Wells They had no properly mixed and conditioned air.5. Taught to accept certain habits, attitudes, standards, etc.; accustomed
to.
M20.■ R. Church My father, long conditioned to bullying, refused to be intimidated. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲