conjugation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of being joined together
    colligation; conjunction; junction.
  2. noun the inflection of verbs
  3. noun the complete set of inflected forms of a verb
  4. noun a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms
  5. noun the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
    coupling; union; sexual union; pairing; mating.
    • the casual couplings of adolescents
    • the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
  6. noun the act of making or becoming a single unit
    union; uniting; unification; jointure.
    • the union of opposing factions
    • he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays

WordNet

Con`ju*ga"tion noun
Etymology
L. conjugatio conjugation (in senses 1 & 3).
Definitions
  1. the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage. Obs.
    Mixtures and conjugations of atoms. Bentley.
  2. Two things conjoined; a pair; a couple. Obs.
    The sixth conjugations or pair of nerves. Sir T. Browne.
  3. (Gram.) (a) The act of conjugating a verb or giving in order its various parts and inflections. (b) A scheme in which are arranged all the parts of a verb. (c) A class of verbs conjugated in the same manner.
  4. (Biol.) A kind of sexual union; -- applied to a blending of the contents of two or more cells or individuals in some plants and lower animals, by which new spores or germs are developed.

Webster 1913