- Adjugate
- Adjugate \Ad"ju*gate\, v. t. [L. adjugatus, p. p. of adjugare; ad + jugum a yoke.] To yoke to. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
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adjugate — /aj oo git, gayt /, n. Math. Now Rare. adjoint (def. 1). [AD + (CON)JUGATE] * * * † ˈadjugate, v. Obs. 0 [f. L. adjugāt ppl. stem of adjugā re to couple to; f. ad to + jugāre to yoke: cf. conjugate.] ‘To yoke or couple to.’ Bailey, vol. II, 1731; … Useful english dictionary
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