con|ju|gate

con|ju|gate «verb. KON juh gayt; adjective, noun. KON juh giht, -gayt», verb, -gat|ed, -gat|ing, adjective, noun.

–v.t.

1. Grammar. to give the forms of (a verb) according to person, number, tense, mood, and voice: »

The past tense of “to be” is conjugated: I was, you were, he was, she was, it was; we were, you were, they were.

2. to join together; couple. SYNONYM(S): pair, unite.

3. Chemistry. to join (a compound) with another or others.

–v.i.

1. Grammar. to give the conjugation of a verb.

2. Biology. to unite in conjugation.

–adj.

1. joined together, especially in a pair; coupled.

2. Botany. in pairs; coupled.

3. Grammar. (of a word) derived from the same root. Examples: wise, wisely, wisdom.

4. (of two quantities, axes, points, or other things in mathematical relation) reciprocally related and interchangeable as far as certain properties are concerned.

5. Chemistry. a) expressing the relationship between an acid and a base by the difference of a proton. b) of or having to do with a ring of carbon atoms linked by alternate single and double bonds.

–n.

1. Grammar. a word derived from the same root as another.

2. a conjugate axis, point, number, etc.

3. Biology. a protozoan taking part in conjugation.

4. Chemistry. a compound joined with another or others.

╂[< Latin conjugāre (with English -ate¹) yoke together < com- together + jugum a yoke]