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 joined2 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>3of 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>5of two leaves of a book : forming a single piece

— con·ju·gate·ly adverb

— con·ju·gate·ness noun

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