inflect
verb (used with object)
to alter, adapt, or modulate (the voice).
inflected
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past participleof inflect.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof inflect.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
inflectverb (used with object)to alter, adapt, or modulate (the voice).
Example Sentences
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Lest we forget, the Iraq War–era jingoism that inflected American pop culture at the time was also a fundamental motif of the 2000s internet.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
Frank, formerly a member of the pop duo Surfaces, has exploded in the past year by making Christian music that pairs hip-hop inflected beats with relentlessly sunny lyrics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
As a result, Western Digital’s free-cash-flow yield inflected positive at the end of 2024 and has increased ever since.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 18, 2025
I think those things are part of it, but they are inflected naturally.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2024
The latter thought, inflected with both promise and peril, should concern us all.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
