English noun: conjugation | |||
1. | conjugation (state) the state of being joined together | ||
Synonyms | colligation, conjunction, junction | ||
Broader (hypernym) | unification, union | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anastomosis, inosculation, synapse | ||
2. | conjugation the inflection of verbs | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inflection, inflexion | ||
Member holonym | verb | ||
3. | conjugation (group) the complete set of inflected forms of a verb | ||
Broader (hypernym) | set | ||
4. | conjugation (group) a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms | ||
Broader (hypernym) | category, class, family | ||
5. | conjugation (act) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | ||
Samples | The casual couplings of adolescents. The mating of some species occurs only in the spring. | ||
Synonyms | coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | assortative mating, cross, crossbreeding, crossing, disassortative mating, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, inbreeding, interbreeding, service, servicing | ||
6. | conjugation (act) the act of making or becoming a single unit | ||
Samples | The union of opposing factions. He looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays. | ||
Synonyms | jointure, unification, union, uniting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | combination, combining, compounding | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | coalescence, coalescency, coalition, concretion, conglutination, reunification, reunion, tribalisation, tribalization, umbrella | ||
Antonyms | disunion | ||