conjugate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A
    conjugate solution.
  2. verb unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
  3. verb add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.
    • conjugate the verb
  4. verb undergo conjugation
  5. adjective satellite joined together especially in a pair or pairs
    coupled; conjugated.
  6. adjective satellite (of a pinnate leaflet) having only one pair of leaflets
  7. adjective satellite formed by the union of two compounds
    conjugated.
    • a conjugated protein
  8. adjective satellite of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond
    conjugated.

WordNet

Con"ju*gate adjective
Etymology
L. conjugatus, p.p. or conjugare to unite; con- + jugare to join, yoke, marry, jugum yoke; akin to jungere to join. See Join.
Definitions
  1. United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.
  2. (Bot.) In single pairs; coupled.
  3. (Chem.) Containing two or more radicals supposed to act the part of a single one. R.
  4. (Gram.) Agreeing in derivation and radical signification; -- said of words.
  5. (Math.) Presenting themselves simultaneously and having reciprocal properties; -- frequently used in pure and applied mathematics with reference to two quantities, points, lines, axes, curves, etc.
Con`ju*gate noun
Etymology
L. conjugatum a combining, etymological relationship.
Definitions
  1. A word agreeing in derivation with another word, and therefore generally resembling it in signification.
    We have learned, in logic, that conjugates are sometimes in name only, and not in deed. Abp. Bramhall.
  2. (Chem.) A complex radical supposed to act the part of a single radical. R.
Con"ju*gate transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Conjugated; present participle & verbal noun Conjugating
Definitions
  1. To unite in marriage; to join. Obs. Sir H. Wotton.
  2. (Gram.) To inflect (a verb), or give in order the forms which it assumed in its several voices, moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.
Con"ju*gate intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. (Biol.) To unite in a kind of sexual union, as two or more cells or individuals among the more simple plants and animals.

Webster 1913