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conjugate

1. con.ju.gate \'ka:n-ji-g*t, -j*-.ga-t\ aj [ME conjugat, fr. L conjugatus, 
   pp. of conjugare to unite, fr]. com- + jugare to join, fr. jugum yoke 1a: 
   joined together esp. in pairs : COUPLED  1b: acting or operating as if 
   joined  2: having features in common but opposite or inverse in some 
   particular  3: BIJUGATE  4: having the same derivation and therefore usu. 
   some likeness in meaning  {~ words} - con.ju.gate.ly av
2. con.ju.gate \-j*-.ga-t\ vt 1: to give in prescribed order the various 
   inflectional forms of - used  esp. of a verb 2a: to join together  2b: to 
   unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the  
   original compounds 1: to join together  2a: to pair and fuse in conjugation 
    2b: to pair in synapsis 
3. conjugate \like 1CONJUGATE\ n : something conjugate : a product of 
   conjugating