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Dictionary definition · conjugate

noun

  1. 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

verb

  1. unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
  2. add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc."conjugate the verb"
  3. undergo conjugation

adjective

  1. joined together especially in a pair or pairs
  2. (of a pinnate leaflet) having only one pair of leaflets
  3. formed by the union of two compounds"a conjugated protein"
  4. of an organic compound; containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).