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“Fleur was murdering him by use
of bad
medicine”
Countable
Abstract
Grammatical Characteristics of the noun “medicine”
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Lexical Characteristics of the Word
Polysemantic Word
1) the science
or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of
disease (in technical use often taken to exclude surgery)
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2) a drug or other preparation for the
treatment or prevention of disease
give her some medicine
| [count. noun]
your doctor will be able to prescribe medicines
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3) (among North American Indians and some other
peoples) a spell, charm, or fetish believed to have
healing, protective, or other power
Fleur was murdering him by use of bad medicine
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Grammatical Characteristics of the noun “condition”
“The bridge is
in an extremely dangerous condition”
Abstract
Countable
Often used with modifier
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Polysementic
the state of something with regard to its
appearance, quality, or working order
the bridge is in
an extremely dangerous condition
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2)a person's or animal's state of health or
physical fitness
the baby was in good condition
at birth
3)[count noun] [often with modifier]
an illness or other medical problem
a heart condition
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4) the situation in life of a particular
group
the sorrows of the human condition
5) (conditions) the
circumstances or factors affecting the way in which people live or work, especially with regard to their well-being
harsh working and living conditions
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6) the factors or prevailing situation influencing the
performance or outcome of a process
present market conditions
7) the prevailing state of the weather, ground, or sea at a particular time, especially as it affects a sporting event
the appalling conditions determined the style of play
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Condition as a verb
1) have a significant influence
on or determine (the manner or outcome of something)
national choices are conditioned by the international political economy
2) train or accustom to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances
our minds are heavily conditioned and circumscribed by habit [with obj. and infinitive]
the child is conditioned to dislike food | [as noun]
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3)bring (something) into the desired state for use
a product for conditioning leather
4)[often as adj.] (conditioned)
make (a person or animal) fit and healthy
he was six feet two of perfectly conditioned muscle and bone
5)undergo such a process
brews that are allowed to condition in the bottle
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6) apply a conditioner to (the hair)
I condition
my hair regularly
7) set prior requirements on (something)
before it can occur or be done
Congressmen have sought to limit and condition military and economic aid
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give someone a dose of their own medicine
- give someone the same bad treatment that they
have given to others “Tired of his humiliation of me, I decided to give him a taste of his own medicine”
take one's medicine - submit to punishment as being deserved (примириться с неизбежным, стойко перенести что-л. неприятное;
≈ проглотить пилюлю)
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Verb-Adverb Combinations & Set Expressions
in condition - in
a fit (or unfit) physical state
on condition that (при
условии если)- with the stipulation that…
“I got three years' probation, on condition that I stay at the hostel for a year”
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Derivatives
Conditions - the circumstances or factors affecting the
way in which people live or work