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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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Medical Dictionary

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

Main Entry: un·con·ju·gat·ed
Pronunciation: -'kän-j&-"gAt-&d
Function: adjective
: not chemically conjugated<unconjugated bilirubin>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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