Meanings
verbcountercondition (third-person singular simple present counterconditions, present participle counterconditioning, simple past and past participle counterconditioned)
present singular third person counterconditions · participle present counterconditioning · participle past counterconditioned · past counterconditioned
- To condition by means of counterconditioning.
In general, cats should be counterconditioned to any procedure they may need to endure now or later in life so that they learn to like it.
2015, Ilona Rodan, Sarah Heath, editors, Feline Behavioral Health and Welfare, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 44
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countercondition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countercondition
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“countercondition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countercondition. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countercondition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countercondition.
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