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con⋅ju⋅gate

  [v. kon-juh-geyt; adj., n. kon-juh-git, -geyt] verb, -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing, adjective, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. Grammar.
a. to inflect (a verb).
b. to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”
2. to join together, esp. in marriage.
–verb (used without object)
3. Biology. to unite; to undergo conjugation.
4. Grammar. to be characterized by conjugation: The Latin verb esse does not conjugate in the passive voice.
–adjective
5. joined together, esp. in a pair or pairs; coupled.
6. Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) having only one pair of leaflets.
7. Grammar. (of words) having a common derivation.
8. Bibliography. (of two leaves in a book) forming one sheet.
9. Mathematics.
a. (of two points, lines, etc.) so related as to be interchangeable in the enunciation of certain properties.
b. (of an element) so related to a second element of a group that there exists a third element of the group that, multiplying one element on the right and the other element on the left, results in equal elements.
c. (of two complex numbers) differing only in the sign of the imaginary part.
10. Chemistry.
a. of or noting two or more liquids in equilibrium with one another.
b. (of an acid and a base) related by the loss or gain of a proton: NH 3 is a base conjugate to NH4 +. NH4 + is an acid conjugate to NH3.
c. Also, con⋅ju⋅gat⋅ed. (of an organic compound) containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond.
–noun
11. one of a group of conjugate words.
12. Mathematics.
a. either of two conjugate points, lines, etc.
b. Also called complex conjugate, conjugate complex number. either of a pair of complex numbers of the type a + bi and a − bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is imaginary.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME (adj.) < L conjugātus (ptp. of conjugāre to yoke together), equiv. to con- con- + jug(um) yoke + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
con⋅ju⋅ga⋅ble  [kon-juh-guh-buhl] , adjective
con⋅ju⋅ga⋅bly, adverb
con⋅ju⋅ga⋅tive, adjective
con⋅ju⋅ga⋅tor, noun
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con·ju·gate   (kŏn'jə-gāt')   
v.   con·ju·gat·ed, con·ju·gat·ing, con·ju·gates

v.   tr.

  1. Grammar To inflect (a verb) in its forms for distinctions such as number, person, voice, mood, and tense.

  2. To join together.

v.   intr.

  1. Biology To undergo conjugation.

  2. Grammar To be inflected.

adj.   (-gĭt, -gāt')

  1. Joined together, especially in a pair or pairs; coupled.

  2. Mathematics & Physics Inversely or oppositely related with respect to one of a group of otherwise identical properties, especially designating either or both of a pair of complex numbers differing only in the sign of the imaginary term.

  3. Chemistry Relating to an acid and a base that are related by the difference of a proton.

  4. Linguistics Derived from a common source, such as the words foul and filth.

n.   (-gĭt, -gāt')

  1. Mathematics & Physics Any of a set of numbers that satisfy the same irreducible polynomial.

  2. Chemistry A chemical compound that has been formed by the joining of two or more compounds.


[Latin coniugāre, coniugāt-, to join together : com-, com- + iugāre, to join (from iugum, yoke; see yeug- in Indo-European roots).]
con'ju·gate'ly adv., con'ju·ga'tive adj., con'ju·ga'tor n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1con·ju·gate
Pronunciation: 'kän-ji-g&t, -j&-"gAt
Function: adjective
1 : functioning or operatingsimultaneously as if joined <conjugate eye movements>
2 of an acid or base : related by the difference of a proton 4+andthe base NH3 are conjugate to each other> —con·ju·gate·ly adverb

Main Entry: 2con·ju·gate
Pronunciation: -j&-"gAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -gat·ed; -gat·ing
transitive senses
: to unite (as with the elimination of water) so that the product is easily broken down (as by hydrolysis) into the original compounds conjugated with glycine to hippuric acid in the body> conjugate intransitive senses
1 : to pair and fuse in conjugation
2 : to pair insynapsis

Main Entry: 3conjugate
Pronunciation: -ji-g&t, -j&-"gAt
Function: noun
: a chemical compound formed by the union of two compounds orunited with another compound
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Medical Dictionary

conjugate con·ju·gate (kŏn'jə-gāt')
v. con·ju·gat·ed, con·ju·gat·ing, con·ju·gates
To undergo conjugation. adj. (-gĭt, -gāt')

  1. Joined together, especially in pairs.

  2. Pertaining to an acid and a base that are related by the difference of a proton.

n. (-gĭt, -gāt')
A distance between the points on the periphery of the pelvic canal, especially the promontory of the sacrum and the upper edge of the pubic symphysis. Also called anteroposterior diameter, conjugate diameter, conjugate of inlet, internal conjugate, true conjugate.

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