conditioning
noun
[ kənˈdɪʃ(ə)nɪŋ ]
• the process of training or accustoming a person or animal to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances.
• "social conditioning"
condition
verb
• have a significant influence on or determine (the manner or outcome of something).
• "national choices are conditioned by the international political economy"
Similar:
constrain,
control,
govern,
determine,
decide,
exert influence on,
affect,
have an effect on,
act on,
work on,
touch,
have an impact on,
impact on,
change,
alter,
modify,
transform,
form,
shape,
guide,
sway,
bias,
• bring (something) into the desired state for use.
• "a product for conditioning leather"
Similar:
treat,
prepare,
make ready,
ready,
prime,
temper,
process,
acclimatize,
acclimate,
adapt,
adjust,
soften,
season,
• apply a conditioner to (the hair).
• "I condition my hair regularly"
• set prior requirements on (something) before it can occur or be done.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French condicion (noun), condicionner (verb), from Latin condicio(n- ) ‘agreement’, from condicere ‘agree upon’, from con- ‘with’ + dicere ‘say’.
