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    Conjugate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conjugated; p. pr. & vb. n. Conjugating.]
    1. To unite in marriage; to join. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

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    2. (Gram.) To inflect (a verb), or give in order the forms which it assumes in its several voices, moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.

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  2.       
    conjugated adj.
    1. (Chem.) (Chem.) formed by the union of two compounds; as, “a conjugated protein”.

    Syn. -- conjugate.

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    2. joined together especially in a pair or pairs.

    Syn. -- conjugate, coupled.

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    3. (Chem.) containing two or more double bonds each separated from the other by a single bond; -- of an organic compound or of the double bonds thus arranged. Conjugated double bonds have chemical and electronic properties different from those of isolated double bonds.

    Syn. -- conjugate.

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