1. to change the form of a verb to show tense, person, number, or mood
Usage: grammar
2. to join together or combine
Usage: formal

1. joined together or paired
Usage: technical

1. a word that has the same root as another word
Usage: linguistics

Examples

• Students must learn to conjugate irregular verbs in Spanish class.
• Can you conjugate the verb ‘to be’ in the present tense?
• The teacher showed us how to conjugate French verbs ending in -er.
• These two chemicals will conjugate when mixed at high temperature.
• The conjugate leaves of this plant grow in opposite pairs.
• In mathematics, conjugate angles add up to 180 degrees.
• The word ‘happy’ and ‘happiness’ are conjugates with the same root.