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conjugate


Main Entry: 1con·ju·gate
Pronunciation: \ˈkän-ji-gət, -jə-ˌgāt\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English conjugat, from Latin conjugatus, past participle of conjugare to unite, from com- + jugare to join, from jugum yoke — more at yoke
Date: 15th century

1 a : joined together especially in pairs : coupled b : acting or operating as if joined
2 a : having features in common but opposite or inverse in some particular b : relating to or being conjugate complex numbers <complex roots occurring in conjugate pairs>
3 of an acid or base : related by the difference of a proton <the acid NH4+ and the base NH3 are conjugate to each other>
4 : having the same derivation and therefore usually some likeness in meaning <conjugate words>
5 of two leaves of a book : forming a single piece

con·ju·gate·ly adverb

con·ju·gate·ness noun


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