conjugate

²con·ju·gate

verb \-jə-ˌgāt\

con·ju·gat·edcon·ju·gat·ing

Definition of CONJUGATE

transitive verb

1

: to give in prescribed order the various inflectional forms of —used especially of a verb

2

: to join together

intransitive verb

1

: to become joined together

2

a : to pair and fuse in conjugation b : to pair in synapsis

Examples of CONJUGATE

1. Can you conjugate the verb “to go”?
2. <biological cells conjugating under a microscope>

First Known Use of CONJUGATE

1530

Related to CONJUGATE

Synonyms: associate, coalesce, combine, conjoin, unite, connect, couple, fuse, interfuse, join, link (up), marry, unify

Antonyms: break up, dissever, part, section, separate, sever, split, sunder, unlink

Related Words: mate, yoke; ally, confederate, league; chain, compound, hitch, hook, splice; assemble, cluster, congregate, constellate, convene, gather, meet; recombine, reconnect, rejoin, reunify, reunite

Near Antonyms: detach, disaffiliate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, fractionate, isolate, resolve, uncouple, unyoke; disband, disperse, scatter

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