Word of the Day: CONJUGATE

To couple or compound

conjugate (verb) - to inflect a verb or recite all the forms of a verb by person and tense; also to join together or connect [kon-juh-geyt]

BREAKDOWN: CON- (with) + JUG- (to join) + -ATE (to make or do)

• a conjugate in math is created by changing the sign between two terms in a binomial expression, usually to rationalize a denominator or eliminate an imaginary number [kon-juh-git]

• conjugation is the whole set of forms for a verb; the act of demonstrating verbal forms; a state of being joined together

See also: subjugation

“In life one must decide whether to conjugate the verb to have or the verb to be.” —Franz Liszt