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inflect
[ in-flekt ]
/ ÉŖnĖflÉkt /
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Definition of inflect
verb (used with object)
to alter, adapt, or modulate (the voice).
to alter or adapt in tone or character: the power of storytelling inflected through a feminist sensibility; jazz-inflected music.
Grammar.
- to apply inflection to (a word).
- to recite or display all or a distinct set of the inflections of (a word); decline or conjugate.
to bend; turn from a direct line or course.
Botany. to bend in.
verb (used without object)
Grammar. to be characterized by inflection.
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British Dictionary definitions for inflect
inflect
/ (ÉŖnĖflÉkt) /
verb
(grammar) to change (the form of a word) or (of a word) to change in form by inflection
(tr) to change (the voice) in tone or pitch; modulate
(tr) to cause to deviate from a straight or normal line or course; bend
Derived forms of inflect
inflectedness, nouninflective, adjectiveinflector, nounWord Origin for inflect
C15: from Latin inflectere to curve round, alter, from flectere to bend
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