Definition

1. Verb:
   • To equip a building, room, or vehicle with a system that cools and dries the air inside it.
   • To control the temperature and humidity of the air in a space using such a system.

Usage

The verb "air-condition" describes the action of installing an air-conditioning system or the process of using such a system to make an environment cooler and less humid. It is often used in the passive voice.

Examples

• Verb (Active Voice):
  • The company will air-condition the entire office building next month.
  • We decided to air-condition the server room to protect the equipment.
• Verb (Passive Voice):
  • Our house is not air-conditioned, so summers can be uncomfortable.
  • The conference room was cool because it had been air-conditioned all morning.

Advanced Usage

• "to have something air-conditioned": This construction emphasizes that the action of installing or providing air-conditioning was done to a place.
  • They had their new apartment air-conditioned before moving in.

Variants and Related Words

• Air-conditioning (n): The system or process itself.
  • The air-conditioning in the car stopped working.
• Air-conditioned (adj): Describing a space that has an air-conditioning system.
  • We waited in an air-conditioned lobby.
• Air conditioner (n): The appliance or unit that provides cool air.
  • We need to buy a new air conditioner for the bedroom.

Synonyms

• Cool: To make something less warm. (Note: "Cool" is more general and does not imply a complex system for controlling humidity and temperature.)
• Climate-control: Often used for vehicles or high-end systems that manage both heating and cooling precisely.

Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms directly based on the verb "air-condition".)

Verb

1. equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature
   • Our house is not air-conditioned
2. control the humidity and temperature of
   • The room was cool because it had been air-conditioned