[con.ju.ga.tion] n (15c) 1 a: a schematic arrangement of the inflectional forms of a verb b: verb inflection c: a class of verbs having the same type of inflectional forms "the weak ~" d: a set of the simple or derivative inflectional forms of a verb esp. in Sanskrit or the Semitic languages "the causative ~"
2: the act of conjugating: the state of being conjugated 3 a: fusion of usu. similar gametes with ultimate union of their nuclei that among lower thallophytes replaces the typical fertilization of higher forms b: temporary cytoplasmic union with exchange of nuclear material that is the usual sexual process in ciliated protozoans c: the one-way transfer of DNA between bacteria in cellular contact -- con.ju.ga.tion.al adj -- con.ju.ga.tion.al.ly adv