conjugation meaning and definition

CONJUGATION noun

Definition of conjugation (noun)

1. the state of being joined together
   • synonyms: colligation, conjunction, junction
2. the inflection of verbs
3. the complete set of inflected forms of a verb
4. a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms
5. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
   • "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
   • synonyms: coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union
6. the act of making or becoming a single unit
   • "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"
   • synonyms: jointure, unification, union, uniting
   • antonym: disunion