conjugate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈkɑndʒəˌɡeɪt/ UK /ˈkɒndʒʊɡeɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to give the inflected forms of a verb; or joined together as a pair

Students must conjugate the irregular verb across all its tenses.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to give the inflected forms... inflect join couple pair unite combine

Opposites

separate disjoin

Word family

Derived forms conjugationconjugatedconjugatelyconjugacy

Related forms conjugal yoke subjugate jugular

Etymology

From Latin coniugatus, past participle of coniugare ('to yoke together, join'), from con- ('together') + iugare ('to join'), from iugum ('yoke').

coniugare Latin iugum Latin *yewg- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# conjugate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑndʒəˌɡeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒndʒʊɡeɪt/

## Meanings
1. to give the inflected forms of a verb; or joined together as a pair

## Examples
- Students must conjugate the irregular verb across all its tenses.

## Synonyms
- inflect
- join
- couple
- pair
- unite
- combine

## Antonyms
- separate
- disjoin

## Derived Forms
- conjugation
- conjugated
- conjugately
- conjugacy

## Related Forms
- conjugal
- yoke
- subjugate
- jugular

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: coniugare
- Root: iugum
- Root: *yewg-

## Etymology
From Latin coniugatus, past participle of coniugare ('to yoke together, join'), from con- ('together') + iugare ('to join'), from iugum ('yoke').

## AI Etymology
Conjugate comes from Latin coniugatus, past participle of coniugare ('to yoke together, join'), from con- ('together') + iugare ('to join'), from iugum ('yoke'). The historical trail runs through coniugare in Latin, iugum in Latin, and *yewg- in Proto-Indo-European. Morphologically, conjugate is transparent: it draws on Latin coniugatus, past participle of coniugare ('to yoke together, join'), from con- ('together') + iugare ('to join'), from iugum ('yoke'). Used as a verb, adjective, and noun, conjugate now means "give the inflected forms of a verb; or joined together as a pair", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as conjugation, conjugated, conjugately, and conjugacy and related forms such as conjugal, yoke, subjugate, and jugular. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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