conjugate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of CONJUGATE

to come together to form a single unit <biological cells conjugating under a microscope>

Synonyms associate, coalesce, combine, conjoin, conjugate, connect, couple, fuse, interfuse, join, link (up), marry, unify

Near Antonyms detach, disaffiliate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, fractionate, isolate, resolve, uncouple, unyoke; disband, disperse, scatter

Antonyms break up, dissever, part, section, separate, sever, split, sunder, unlink

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole <conjugate polymers in a chemistry lab>

Synonyms catenate, chain, compound, concatenate, conjugate, couple, hitch, hook, interconnect, interlink, join, link, yoke

Related Words articulate, dovetail, integrate, interlock, intermesh; cord, string, wire; cement, coalesce, combine, fuse, unite, weld

Near Antonyms detach, disengage, divide, part, split; cleave, rupture, sever, sunder

Antonyms disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, disunite, separate, unchain, uncouple, unhitch, unlink, unyoke

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