air-condition

American  

[air-kuhn-dish-uhn] / ˈɛər kənˌdɪʃ ən /

verb (used with object)

1. to furnish with an air-conditioning system.

2. to treat (air) with such a system.

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air-condition British  

verb

1. (tr) to apply air conditioning to

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Etymology

Origin of air-condition

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Thailand has ordered civil servants to work from home and raised air-conditioning temperature limits.

From Barron's

On a journey from the country's largest city Yangon to the capital Naypyidaw AFP journalists sat in air-conditioned carriages full of travellers napping and sharing tea, fried rice and instant noodles.

From Barron's

The agency advised staying out of the sun and remaining in an air-conditioned room and drinking plenty of fluids.

From Los Angeles Times

But Jonah’s there, of course, sitting at my lucky desk—close to the window and far from the too-strong air-conditioning vents and the too-noisy door.

From Literature

But many are worried about how people will react to living through the island's intense summer temperatures without air-conditioning or fans.

From BBC

Related Words

• air-cool
• chill
• cool down
• freeze
• ice
• refrigerate