conjugate
1Conjugate — Con ju*gate, a. [L. conjugatus, p. p. or conjugare to unite; con + jugare to join, yoke, marry, jugum yoke; akin to jungere to join. See {Join}.] 1. United in pairs; yoked together; coupled. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) In single pairs; coupled.… …
2conjugate — diameter; = true conjugate; n. the distance between the front and rear of the pelvis measured from the most prominent part of the sacrum to the back of the pubic symphysis. Since the true conjugate cannot normally be measured during life it is… …
3conjugate — [kän′jə gət; ] also, and for v.always [, kän′jəgāt΄] adj. [ME conjugat < L conjugatus, pp. of conjugare, to join together < com , together + jugare, to join < jugum,YOKE] 1. joined together, esp. in a pair; coupled 2. Bot. BIJUGATE 3.… …
4conjugate — CONJUGÁTE s.f. pl. Ordin de alge verzi unicelulare sau pluricelulare filamentoase, care nu produc niciodată spori, reproducându se prin conjugare (3) [în DN]; (la sg.) algă din acest ordin. [< fr. conjuguées]. Trimis de LauraGellner,… …
5conjugate — ► VERB 1) give the different forms of (a verb). 2) (of bacteria or unicellular organisms) become temporarily united in order to exchange genetic material. ► ADJECTIVE 1) technical joined or related as a pair. 2) Biology (of gametes) fused. ► NOUN …
6Conjugate — Con ju*gate, n. [L. conjugatum a combining, etymological relationship.] 1. A word agreeing in derivation with another word, and therefore generally resembling it in signification. [1913 Webster] We have learned, in logic, that conjugates are… …
7Conjugate — Con ju*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conjugated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conjugating}.] 1. To unite in marriage; to join. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) To inflect (a verb), or give in order the forms which it assumes in its several… …
8Conjugate — Con ju*gate, v. i. (Biol.) To unite in a kind of sexual union, as two or more cells or individuals among the more simple plants and animals. [1913 Webster] …
9conjugate — index coadunate, cohabit, compound, interrelated, joint Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10conjugate — (v.) 1520s, in grammatical sense; 1560s in lit. sense, from L. conjugatus, pp. of conjugare to yoke together (see CONJUGAL (Cf. conjugal)). Earlier as an adjective (late 15c.). Related: Conjugated; conjugating …
