Meaning of INFLECT
| Pronunciation: | | in'flekt
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- [v] of one's speech, varying the pitch
- [v] change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
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| | Synonyms: | | modulate |
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| | See Also: | | compare, conjugate, decline, modify, mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*flect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inflected}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Inflecting}.] [L. inflectere, inflexum; pref. in.- in
+ flectere to bend. See {Flexibl}, and cf. {Inflex}.]
1. To turn from a direct line or course; to bend; to incline,
to deflect; to curve; to bow.
Are they [the rays of the sun] not reflected,
refracted, and inflected by one and the same
principle ? --Sir I.
Newton.
2. (Gram.) To vary, as a noun or a verb in its terminations;
to decline, as a noun or adjective, or to conjugate, as a
verb.
3. To modulate, as the voice.
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| | Related Terms: | | analyze, arch, bend, bend back, bow, bracket, conjugate, crook, curl, curve, decline, decurve, deflect, dome, embow, flex, hook, hump, hunch, hyphenate, incurvate, incurve, intonate, loop, mark, modulate, parenthesize, parse, point, punctuate, recurve, reflect, reflex, retroflex, round, sag, swag, sweep, turn, vault, wind |
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