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1conjugate

adjective con·ju·gate \ˈkän-ji-gət, -jə-ˌgāt\

Definition of CONJUGATE

1
a :  joined together especially in pairs :  coupled
b :  acting or operating as if joined
2
a :  having features in common but opposite or inverse in some particular
b :  relating to or being conjugate complex numbers <complex roots occurring in conjugate pairs>
3
of an acid or base :  related by the difference of a proton <the acid NH4+ and the base NH3 are conjugate to each other>
4
:  having the same derivation and therefore usually some likeness in meaning <conjugate words>
5
of two leaves of a book :  forming a single piece
con·ju·gate·ly adverb
con·ju·gate·ness noun
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Origin of CONJUGATE

Middle English conjugat, from Latin conjugatus, past participle of conjugare to unite, from com- + jugare to join, from jugum yoke — more at yoke
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with CONJUGATE

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2conjugate

verb con·ju·gate \-jə-ˌgāt\

grammar : to list the different forms of a verb that show number, person, tense, etc.

con·ju·gat·edcon·ju·gat·ing

Full Definition of CONJUGATE

transitive verb
1
:  to give in prescribed order the various inflectional forms of —used especially of a verb
2
:  to join together
intransitive verb
1
:  to become joined together
2
a :  to pair and fuse in conjugation
b :  to pair in synapsis

First Known Use of CONJUGATE

1530

3conjugate

noun \same as 1\

Definition of CONJUGATE

1
:  something conjugate :  a product of conjugating
3
:  an element of a mathematical group that is equal to a given element of the group multiplied on the right by another element and on the left by the inverse of the latter element

First Known Use of CONJUGATE

circa 1586
CONJUGATING Defined for Kids

conjugate

verb con·ju·gate \ˈkän-jə-ˌgāt\
con·ju·gat·edcon·ju·gat·ing

Definition of CONJUGATE for Kids

:  to give the various forms of a verb in order
con·ju·ga·tion \ˌkän-jə-ˈgā-shən\ noun

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