## Meanings
1. The state that someone or something is in at a particular time.
2. An illness or medical problem, especially a long-term one.
3. Something that must be done or agreed to as part of a deal or arrangement.
4. To apply conditioner to hair to make it soft and shiny.

## Examples
- The old house was in poor condition when they bought it.
- She has a heart condition and has to avoid heavy exercise.
- The contract clearly set out the conditions of the lease.
- I always condition my hair after washing it.

## Derived Forms
- air-condition
- conditionability
- conditionable
- conditioner
- miscondition
- overcondition
- precondition
- recondition
- uncondition

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *deyḱ-
- Root: condicioun
- Root: condicion
- Root: condicio

## Etymology
From Middle English condicioun, from Old French condicion (French condition), from Latin condicio. An unetymological change in spelling due to a confusion with conditio.

## AI Etymology
condition is a noun and verb. It is from Middle English condicioun, from Old French condicion (French condition), from Latin condicio. An unetymological change in spelling due to a confusion with conditio. Historical forms in the chain include *deyḱ- (Proto-Indo-European), condicioun (Middle English), condicion (Old French), and condicio (Latin). Current senses include the state that someone or something is in at a particular time, an illness or medical problem, especially a long-term one, and something that must be done or agreed to as part of a deal or arrangement. Derived forms include air-condition, conditionability, conditionable, conditioner, and miscondition.

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