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3 : to modify so that an act or response previously associated with one stimulus becomes associated with another

Synonyms

[1, 2] acclimate, accommodate, adapt, adjust, conform, fit, shape—more at ADAPT

con·di·tion·al adjective : containing, implying, or depending on a condition

— con·di·tion·al·ly adverb

Synonyms

contingent, dependent, subject—more at DEPENDENT

con·di·tioned adjective : determined or established by conditioning

con·di·tion·er noun : a preparation used to improve the condition of hair

con·do noun : CONDOMINIUM 3

con·dole verb con·doled; con·dol·ing : to express sympathetic sorrow

— con·do·lence noun

con·dom noun : a usu. rubber sheath worn over the penis (as to prevent pregnancy or venereal infection during sexual intercourse)

con·do·min·i·um noun, plural -ums 1 : joint sovereignty (as by two or more nations)

2 : a politically dependent territory under condominium

3 : individual ownership of a unit (as an apartment) in a multiunit structure; also : a unit so owned

con·done verb con·doned; con·don·ing : to overlook or forgive esp. by treating (an offense) as harmless or trivial

— con·do·na·tion noun

Synonyms

brush, disregard, excuse, gloss, ignore, pardon, pass over, shrug off, wink—more at EXCUSE

con·dor noun [ORIGIN: Sp cóndor, fr. Quechua (a So. American Indian language) kuntur]

: a very large American vulture of the high Andes; also : a related nearly extinct vulture of southern California

con·duce verb con·duced; con·duc·ing : to lead or contribute to a particular result

— con·du·cive adjective

1conduct noun 1 : the act, manner, or process of carrying on : MANAGEMENT, DIRECTION

2 : a mode or standard of personal behavior esp. as based on moral principles : BEHAVIOR

Synonyms

[1] administration, control, direction, government, guidance, management, operation, oversight, regulation, running, superintendence, supervision; also care, custody, guardianship, protection, tutelage; engineering, machination, manipulation

[2] actions, bearing, behavior, comportment, demeanor, deportment—more at BEHAVIOR

2conduct verb 1 : to bring by or as if by leading : GUIDE

2 : to direct or take part in the operation or management of : MANAGE, DIRECT

3 : to convey in a channel

4 : to cause (oneself) to act or behave in a particular and esp. in a controlled manner : BEHAVE

— con·duc·tion noun

Synonyms

[1] direct, guide, lead, marshal, pilot, route, show, steer, usher—more at LEAD

[2] administer, carry on, control, direct, govern, guide, handle, manage, operate, oversee, regulate, run, superintend, supervise; also care (for), keep, mind, tend, watch; lead, pilot, steer; guard, protect, safeguard

[3] channel, direct, funnel, pipe, siphon—more at CHANNEL

[4] acquit, bear, behave, comport, demean, deport, quit—more at BEHAVE

con·duc·tance noun : the readiness with which a conductor transmits an electric current

con·duc·tive adjective : having the power to conduct (as heat or electricity)

— con·duc·tiv·i·ty noun

con·duc·tor noun 1 : one that conducts; especially : a material that permits an electric current to flow easily

2 : a collector of fares in a public conveyance

3 : the leader of a musical ensemble

con·duit noun 1 : a natural or artificial channel through which something (as a fluid) is conveyed

2 : a tube or trough for protecting electric wires or cables

3 : a means of transmitting or distributing

Synonyms

channel, duct, leader, line, penstock, pipe, tube—more at PIPE

aqueduct, canal, channel, flume, raceway, watercourse—more at CHANNEL

con·dyle noun : an articular prominence of a bone

— con·dy·lar adjective

cone noun 1 : the scaly fruit of trees of the pine family

2 : a solid figure formed by rotating a right triangle about one of its legs

3 : a solid figure that slopes evenly to a point from a usu. circular base

4 : any of the conical light-sensitive receptor cells of the retina that function in color vision

5 : something shaped like a cone

Con·es·to·ga wagon noun : a broad-wheeled