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Meaning of 'conjugate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Conjugate [ a.]
- United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.
- In single pairs; coupled.
- Containing two or more radicals supposed to act the part of a single one.
- Agreeing in derivation and radical signification; -- said of words.
- Presenting themselves simultaneously and having reciprocal properties; -- frequently used in pure and applied mathematics with reference to two quantities, points, lines, axes, curves, etc.
2 . Conjugate [ n.]
- A word agreeing in derivation with another word, and therefore generally resembling it in signification.
- A complex radical supposed to act the part of a single radical.
3 . Conjugate [ v. i.]
- To unite in a kind of sexual union, as two or more cells or individuals among the more simple plants and animals.
4 . Conjugate [ v. t.]
- To unite in marriage; to join.
- To inflect (a verb), or give in order the forms which it assumed in its several voices, moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.

Meaning of 'conjugate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . conjugate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.
Example in sentence:
  • conjugate the verb
2 . conjugate [ s]
Meaning (2):
- formed by the union of two compounds
Example in sentence:
  • a conjugated protein

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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