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in·cline
 incline
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
ihn
klaIn
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| inflections: |
inclined, inclines, inclining |
| definition 1: |
to move from or be angled away from a vertical or horizontal position; slant.
The road up the mountain inclines sharply.- synonyms:
- lean, slant, slope, tilt, tip
- similar words:
- angle, cant, pitch
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| definition 2: |
to be disposed or tend towards certain viewpoints or ways of thinking or feeling.
The leadership inclines toward the political left.- synonyms:
- gravitate, lean, tend
- antonyms:
- disincline
- similar words:
- like, trend
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| related words: |
ascend, climb, cock, crouch, descend, list, sway, tip, turn |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
ihn
klaIn
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| definition 1: |
to cause (one) to be disposed (usu. fol. by to).
The relaxing atmosphere inclined us to stay longer than we'd planned.Her interest in anatomy inclined her to the study of medicine.- synonyms:
- bend, dispose, predispose, sway, turn
- antonyms:
- disincline, indispose
- similar words:
- bias, cant, influence, move, prejudice
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| definition 2: |
to cause to bend in a particular way.
He inclined his head to the left.- synonyms:
- angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip
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| related words: |
bend, cock, lead, nod, recline, slant, slope, tempt, tilt, tip |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
In
klaIn
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| definition: |
a surface that is inclined; slope.
The old bus couldn't make it up the hill's steep incline.- synonyms:
- cant, gradient, inclination, pitch, slant, slope, tilt
- similar words:
- acclivity, bank, declivity, grade, heel, list, rise
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| related words: |
ascent, climb, decline, lean, tip |
| derivation: |
inclined (adj.) |
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