Meaning of INCLINE
| Pronunciation: | | [n]'inklIn, [v]in'klIn, in'klIn
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- [n] an inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another
- [n] an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain"
- [v] make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"
- [v] be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
- [v] lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow; "She inclined her head to the student"
- [v] bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well; "He inclined his ear to the wise old man"
- [v] have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
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| | Synonyms: | | be given, dispose, lean, pitch, ramp, run, side, slope, slope, tend |
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| | Antonyms: | | disincline, indispose | | |
| | See Also: | | acclivity, angle, ascend, ascent, bank, be, bring down, camber, cant, canyonside, climb, climb, declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downslope, elevation, escarpment, fall, fall, formation, geological formation, geology, get down, gravitate, hear, hillside, inclined plane, lean, let down, listen, lower, mountainside, natural elevation, predispose, raise, rise, scarp, ski jump, slant, stoop, suffer, take down, take heed, take kindly to, tilt, tip, upgrade, versant | |
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\In*cline"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inclined}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Inclining}.] [OE. inclinen, enclinen, OF. encliner,
incliner, F. incliner, L. inclinare; pref. in- in + clinare
to bend, incline; akin to E. lean. See {Lean} to incline.]
1. To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an
object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline
toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south.
2. Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense;
to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to
have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed.
Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. --Judges
ix. 3.
Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease In both
the scales, and each inclines to peace. --Parnell.
3. To bow; to incline the head. --Chaucer.
Syn: To lean; slope; slant; tend; bend.
\In*cline"\, v. t.
1. To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction;
to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the
column or post to the east; incline your head to the
right.
Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear. --Is. xxxvii.
17.
2. To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or
affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies. --Ps. cxix.
36.
Incline our hearts to keep this law. --Book of Com.
Prayer.
3. To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head
or the body in acts of reverence or civility.
With due respect my body I inclined. --Dryden.
\In*cline"\, n.
An inclined plane; an ascent o? descent; a grade or gradient;
a slope.
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