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in·flect
 inflect
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- pronunciation:
- ihn
flekt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
inflects, inflecting, inflected |
| definition 1: |
to change the pitch or tone of (the voice).
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| definition 2: |
to bend or turn.
- similar words:
- bend
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| definition 3: |
in grammar, to alter the form of (a word) by inflection.
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| definition 4: |
in grammar, to list systematically the inflections of (a word).
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| related words: |
accent |
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| derivations: |
inflective (adj.), inflectedness (n.), inflector (n.) |
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