Meaning & use
Conditioning
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The process of training a person or animal to behave in a certain way, or of physically preparing the body through exercise.
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Years of conditioning had taught the dog to sit at the sound of the bell.
The athletes underwent intense conditioning before the start of the season.
A note on using this word
In psychology, "conditioning" refers to classical and operant learning processes first studied by Pavlov and Skinner.
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trainingpreparation
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The act of treating something, such as hair or air, to improve its condition.
She used a deep conditioning treatment to repair her damaged hair.
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