Noun

The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.

Any preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body.

* {{quote-news

, year=2011 , date=September 18 , author=Ben Dirs , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England's superior conditioning began to show in the final quarter and as the game began to break up, their three-quarters began to stamp their authority on the game. And when Foden went on a mazy run from inside his own 22 and put Ashton in for a long-range try, any threat of an upset was when and truly snuffed out.}}

The storage of a material specimen under specified temperature, humidity for a specified time prior to testing.

Noun

(en noun)

Mental or emotional strength that enables courage in the face of adversity.

* 1612 , , King Henry VIII , act 3, sc. 2:

. . . I am able now, methinks,

Out of a fortitude of soul I feel,

To endure more miseries.

* , ch. 1:

I shall soon have need for all my fortitude , as I am on the point of separation from my own daughter.

* 1906 , , The Mirror of the Sea , ch. 21:

She may be saved by your efforts, by your resource and fortitude bearing up against the heavy weight of guilt and failure.

* 2012 Jan. 30, , " The Strategist," Time :

Mitt Romney . . . charges that Obama is an appeaser who apologizes for America, lacks fortitude and is "tentative, indecisive, timid and nuanced."

(archaic) Physical strength.

* 1604 , , Othello , act 1, sc. 3:

DUKE OF VENICE: The Turk with a most mighty preparation makes for

Cyprus. Othello, the fortitude of the place is best

known to you.