conjugate

verb

ˈkän-jə-ˌgāt How to pronounce conjugate (audio)
Definition of conjugatenext
1
as in to combine
to come together to form a single unit biological cells conjugating under a microscope

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2
as in to connect
to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole conjugate polymers in a chemistry lab

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Recent Examples of conjugate Limited in range but emotionally enlightening, the instruction resonantly conjugates the way language makes and unmakes us. — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024 Her legs were covered in razor nicks incurred while conjugating irregular verbs and gendering the nouns, der, die, das. — Jessi Jezewska Stevens, Harper's Magazine, 14 Sep. 2022 Its formula contains conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), green coffee bean extract, acetyl l-carnitine, l-carnitine l-tartrate, and chromium picolinate. — Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2023 Traditional teaching methods, like asking students to conjugate a verb on the spot or translate a complex Latin passage in front of their peers, can be tedious at best and nail-bitingly nerve-racking at worst. — Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for conjugate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conjugate
  1. combine
  2. connect
  3. fuse
  4. integrate
  5. compound
  6. couple
  7. string
  8. interconnect
Verb
  • The opportunity to expand his supplier network, combined with Vidalia’s proximity and its acquisition the sentimental shuttle looms, made the prospect of working with the doomed mill appealing on paper.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Pitching combined for 10 strikeouts and allowed just 3 hits.
    — Johnny Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of combine
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  • Along with access to more than 59 countries, NordVPN also allows users to connect to multiple devices (from computers to phones to tablets) and offers 24-hour live chat support.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Alongside the ongoing South Loop Park project, which will cap the southern section with a new multi-use park, removing the North Loop would mean that Kansas City neighborhoods would be fully connected from the Missouri River, through downtown and the Crossroads, to Brush Creek and beyond.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of connect
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  • This château hotel is tucked away in the 16th arrondissement and oozes nostalgic charm with design by Laura Gonzalez, who fused Art Deco influences with 19th-century motifs and an abundance of antique objects.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The idea of Irish indolence fused with a quasi-religious faith in the laws of the market to shape the British response to the famine.
    — Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of fuse
Verb
  • These factors are integrated into course material and field sessions non-stop.
    — Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Individuals begin to emotionally integrate the change.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of integrate
Verb
  • When drugs are in shortage, they can be compounded in larger quantities to help fill the gap.
    — Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Impacts from compounding inflation, higher interest rates and concerns about general social, cultural, and geopolitical climate are causing a general sense of tenuous, long-term financial stability and susceptibility to upheaval from wide-ranging social and political actions.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of compound
Verb
  • Overcoming these hurdles requires a strategic blend of agile frameworks tailored to each organization’s unique needs, coupled also with a commitment to modernizing all angles of the organization with continuous learning and adaptation.
    — Forrester, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Usher received a lifetime achievement award, but the best news for him was probably coupling that honorary award with a win in a competitive category – best male R&B/pop artist.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of couple
Verb
  • In their most intimate moments, Cassidy has felt the tension in the girl’s slender body, nerves strung tight as wires.
    — Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Some of them, in gleaming St. Patrick’s Day colors, were strung on trees with Lucky the Leprechaun sometimes stepping in to help youngsters reach them.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of string
Verb
  • The neurons are variously interconnected and send signals back and forth.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The company’s roadmap tries to address the higher demands by upgrading every aspect of the GPU architecture, including boosting the transistor count, memory speeds, and interconnect.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of interconnect

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