Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense conjugates, present participle conjugating, past tense, past participle conjugated
verb
When pupils or teachers conjugate a verb, they give its different forms in a particular order.
...a child who can read at one and is conjugating Latin verbs at four. [VERB noun]
conjugate in British English
verb (ˈkɒndʒʊˌɡeɪt)
1. (transitive) grammar
to inflect (a verb) systematically; state or set out the conjugation of (a verb)
2. (intransitive)
(of a verb) to undergo inflection according to a specific set of rules
3. (transitive)
to join (two or more substances) together, esp in such a way that the resulting substancemay easily be turned back into its original components
4. (intransitive) biology
to undergo conjugation
5. (transitive) obsolete
to join together, esp in marriage
adjective (ˈkɒndʒʊɡɪt, -ˌɡeɪt)
6.
joined together in pairs; coupled
7. (Maths)
a.
(of two angles) having a sum of 360°
b.
(of two complex numbers) differing only in the sign of the imaginary part as 4 + 3i and 4 – 3i
c.
(of two algebraic numbers) being roots of the same irreducible algebraic equation with rational coefficients
3 ± 2 √2 are conjugate algebraic numbers, being roots of x2 – 6x + 1
d.
(of two elements of a square matrix) interchanged when the rows and columns are interchanged
e.
(of two arcs) forming a complete circle or other closed curved figure
8. chemistry
of, denoting, or concerning the state of equilibrium in which two liquids can exist as two separate phases that are both solutions. The liquid that is the solute in one phase is the solvent in the other
9. another word for conjugated
10. chemistry
(of acids and bases) related by loss or gain of a proton
Cl– is the conjugate base of HCl
HCl is the conjugate acid of Cl–
11. physics
a.
joined by a reciprocal relationship, such as in the case of two quantities, points, etc, that are interchangeable with respect to the properties of each of them
b.
(of points connected with a lens) having the property that an object placed at one point will produce an image at the other point
12.
(of a compound leaf) having one pair of leaflets
13.
(of words) cognate; related in origin
noun (ˈkɒndʒʊɡɪt)
14.
one of a pair or set of conjugate substances, values, quantities, words, etc
Derived forms
conjugable (ˈconjugable)
adjective
conjugately (ˈconjugately)
adverb
conjugateness (ˈconjugateness)
noun
conjugative (ˈconjuˌgative)
adjective
conjugator (ˈconjuˌgator)
noun
Word origin
C15: from Latin conjugāre to join together, from com- together + jugāre to marry, connect, from jugum a yoke
conjugate in American English
(ˈkɑndʒəgət; also, and for v. always, ˈkɑndʒəˌgeɪt)
adjective
1.
joined together, esp. in a pair; coupled
2. Botany
bijugate
3. Chemistry
a.
related to each other by the difference of a proton: said of acids and bases
b.
of or pertaining to the alternation of single and double bonds in organic compounds
4. Grammar
derived from the same base and, usually, related in meaning
said of words
5. Ancient Mathematics
specially related or having the same or similar properties, as two points, lines,or quantities
noun
6.
a conjugate word
7.
a conjugate point, line, quantity, etc.
8.
a chemically conjugated substance
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈconjuˌgated or ˈconjuˌgating
9. Archaic
to join together; unite; couple
10. Biochemistry
to join (compounds) so that the resulting substance can be readily removed, as a toxic product in the body
11. Grammar
to inflect (a verb) systematically, giving its different forms according to voice, mood, tense, number, and person
verb intransitive
12. Biology
to unite in conjugation
13. Grammar
a.
to conjugate a verb
b.
to be conjugated
Derived forms
conjugator (ˈconjuˌgator)
noun
Word origin
ME conjugat < L conjugatus, pp. of conjugare, to join together < com-, together + jugare, to join < jugum, UNRESOLVED CROSS REF
Examples of 'conjugate' in a sentence
conjugate
Like Mr. Fogel had said while they were playing cards on the last visit: "Neither of us has anybody to conjugate.