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conjugate

con·ju·gate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb kon-juh-geyt; adjective, noun kon-juh-git, -geyt]
    • /verb ˈkɒn dʒəˌgeɪt; adjective, noun ˈkɒn dʒə gɪt, -ˌgeɪt/
    • /ˈkɒn.dʒʊ.ɡeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb kon-juh-geyt; adjective, noun kon-juh-git, -geyt]
    • /verb ˈkɒn dʒəˌgeɪt; adjective, noun ˈkɒn dʒə gɪt, -ˌgeɪt/

Definitions of conjugate word

  • verb conjugate When pupils or teachers conjugate a verb, they give its different forms in a particular order. 3
  • verb conjugate to inflect (a verb) systematically; state or set out the conjugation of (a verb) 3
  • verb conjugate (of a verb) to undergo inflection according to a specific set of rules 3
  • verb conjugate to join (two or more substances) together, esp in such a way that the resulting substance may easily be turned back into its original components 3
  • verb conjugate to undergo conjugation 3
  • verb conjugate to join together, esp in marriage 3

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Origin of conjugate

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin conjugātus (past participle of conjugāre to yoke together), equivalent to con- con- + jug(um) yoke1 + -ātus -ate1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Conjugate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

conjugate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for conjugate

verb conjugate

  • consolidate — If you consolidate something that you have, for example power or success, you strengthen it so that it becomes more effective or secure.
  • conjoin — If two or more things conjoin or if you conjoin them, they are united and joined together.
  • unify — bring together, unite
  • associate — If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
  • bind — If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.

adjective conjugate

  • plugged in — closely connected; in touch with what is going on; informed; involved: He's one of the more plugged-in advisers at State House.
  • unitary — of or relating to a unit or units.
  • conjunctive — joining; connective
  • united — made into or caused to act as a single entity: a united front.
  • confederated — Simple past tense and past participle of confederate.

Antonyms for conjugate

verb conjugate

  • disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
  • disconnect — SCSI reconnect
  • disunite — to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
  • divorce — a divorced man.
  • loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.

adjective conjugate

  • misconjugate — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.

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