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inflect

Syllabification: (in·flect)
Pronunciation: /inˈflekt/

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Definition of inflect

verb

[with object]
  • 1 Grammar change the form of (a word) to express a particular grammatical function or attribute, typically tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender.
  • [no object] (of a word or a language containing such words) undergo inflection.
  • 2vary the intonation or pitch of (the voice), especially to express mood or feeling.
  • influence or color (music or writing) in tone or style.
  • vary the pitch of (a musical note).
  • 3 technical bend or deflect (something), especially inward.

Derivatives

inflective

Pronunciation: /-tiv/

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English (inflect (sense 3)): from Latin inflectere, from in- 'into' + flectere 'to bend'

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