English → Latin
“conjugate” in Latin
flectōto bend, curve or bow; to deviate, distract; to turn or curldēclīnōto bend, deviate, turn aside/away, deflect; to inflect, decline; to avoidillethat, yon; those
The English word conjugate itself goes back to Latin coniugātiō, through coniugātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
conjugate
flectere, declinare: the latter used by Varr., of all grammatical changes (e.g., derivation, comparison, etc.), as well as of conjugation and declension.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for conjugate?
- The usual Latin words for “conjugate” are flectō, dēclīnō, ille. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.