Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Conjugate has 11 different meanings across 3 categories:
a mixture of two partially miscible liquids A and B produces two conjugate solutions: one of A in B and another of B in A
"When I added water to the oil, they separated into their conjugate solutions instead of forming a single blend."
Any entity formed by joining two or more smaller entities together.
"The city council voted to conjugate the three small parks into a single, larger recreational area for the neighborhood residents."
unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
"The enzymes in our digestive system work to conjugate bilirubin and glucuronic acid, creating a compound that can be safely excreted from the body."
undergo conjugation
"The new antibiotic failed to stop the bacteria because they were able to conjugate and share resistance genes directly between cells."
To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses.
"During our linguistics class, we spent the entire period conjugating Spanish verbs to practice how they change for every person and tense."
joined together especially in a pair or pairs
"The two bones that conjugate at the wrist allow for flexible movement of the hand."
(of a pinnate leaflet) having only one pair of leaflets
"The botanist noted that while most clover leaves have three leaflets, this particular species has conjugate leaves with only two."
of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond
"The chemists had to carefully conjugate the alternating double and single bonds in the molecule to stabilize its electronic structure."
United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.
"The two horses were perfectly conjugated at the harness, pulling the carriage in perfect unison."