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| con·ju·gate [ kónjə gàyt ] |
verb (past and past participle con·ju·gat·ed, present participle con·ju·gat·ing, 3rd person present singular con·ju·gates) |
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1. transitive verb grammar state forms of verb: to state systematically the different forms a verb has according to tense, mood, person, and number
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2. intransitive verb grammar have different grammatical forms: to have different grammatical forms according to tense, mood, number, or person
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refers to verbs
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3. transitive verb chemistry join substances: to combine two substances in such a way that they can easily be separated again, especially in chemical reactions
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4. intransitive verb biology reproduce: to reproduce by physically joining in order to transfer genetic information
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refers to organisms that normally reproduce by division
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adjective |
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1. paired: joined in pairs
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formal
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2. mathematics adding up to 360 degrees: describes a pair of angles that together add up to 360 degrees
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3. chemistry differing by one proton: describes substances that have such similar molecular structures that one becomes the other through the gain or loss of a proton
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4. chemistry existing together in equilibrium: describes a state of chemical equilibrium in which two liquids coexist in separate forms, one being the solute and the other the solvent
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noun (plural con·ju·gates) |
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1. grammar verb form: one of the different forms of a verb according to tense, mood, person, or number
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2. result of joining: a product of joining or union
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3. mathematics
Same as conjugate complex number
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| [15th century. < Latin conjugatus, past participle of conjugare "yoke together" < jugum "yoke"] |
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