conjugate

(kŏn'jə-gāt')

v., -gat·ed, -gat·ing, -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).]

conjugately con'ju·gate'ly adv.
conjugative con'ju·ga'tive adj.
conjugator con'ju·ga'tor n.

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verb

To bring or come together into a united whole: coalesce, combine, compound, concrete, conjoin, connect, consolidate, couple, join, link, marry, meld, unify, unite, wed, yoke. See assemble/disassemble.

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1. to effect or undergo conjugation.
2. describing either of a pair of interconvertible substances, e.g. a conjugate acid-base pair.
3. the product formed as a result of conjugation.

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1. paired, or equally coupled; working in union.
2. to link marker protein such as fluorescein or enzyme to an antibody molecule to detect antigen, as by immunofluorescence or immunoperoxidase staining.
3. a conjugate diameter of the pelvic inlet; used alone usually to denote the true conjugate diameter. See also pelvic diameter.

• c. acids — conjugate pair of strong bases.

v

1. to unite. 2. the product of conjugation.

For a list of words related to conjugate, see:

• Quantities, Relationships, and Operations - conjugate: (adj) having the same or similar properties, such as two lines; (n) one of two adjacent angles that total 360°

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bøje (verber)
v. intr. - parre sig, vokse sammen, forbindes med ikke-protein
adj. - parvis, forbundet, konjugeret, sammenvokset, korresponderende
n. - konjugeret ord/ting

Nederlands (Dutch)
vervoegen, (zich) seksueel verenigen, (zich) verbinden, (proteïne) verbinden met niet-proteïne, gepaard, stamverwant, geconjugeerd

Français (French)
v. tr. - conjuguer
v. intr. - (Ling) se conjuguer, (Biol) se reproduire
adj. - conjugué
n. - (Ling, Biol) conjugaison

Deutsch (German)
v. - konjugieren
adj. - gepaart, (Ling.) wurzelverwandt, (Math.) zugeordnet
n. - Paronym

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συζευγνύω, (γραμμ.) κλίνω ρήμα

Italiano (Italian)
coniugare, accoppiare, coniugarsi, accoppiarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - conjugar (Gram.), unir
n. - cognato (m) (Gram.)
adj. - conjugado

Русский (Russian)
спрягать, соединенный

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - conjugar
v. intr. - conjugarse
adj. - unido, conjugado
n. - conjugado, alga conjugada, palabra de la misma derivación que otra

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - konjugera, para sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
列举的词形变化, 使成对, 使结合, 结合, 性交, 结亲, 交配, 结合的, 同根的, 成对的, 同根词

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 列舉的詞形變化, 使成對, 使結合
v. intr. - 結合, 性交, 結親, 交配
adj. - 結合的, 同根的, 成對的
n. - 同根詞

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 동사를 활용 시키다, 교미하다
v. intr. - 동사가 활용하다
adj. - 한 쌍의, 어원이 같은
n. - 동근어, 켤레

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 活用させる, 活用する, 変化させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) صرف الأفعال في القواعد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הטה פעלים‬
v. intr. - ‮הטה פעלים‬
adj. - ‮צמוד, זוגי, מחובר, מאותו שורש (מילה), מותך יחד‬
n. - ‮דבר או מילה מאותו מקור או מחובר וכו'‬

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