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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.
[1913 Webster]
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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conjugated adj.
1. (Chem.) (Chem.) formed by the union of two compounds; as, “a conjugated protein”.
Syn. -- conjugate.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. joined together especially in a pair or pairs.
Syn. -- conjugate, coupled.
[WordNet 1.5]
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.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]