inflect

[ in-flekt ]

/ ɪnˈflɛkt /

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verb (used with object)

to alter, adapt, or modulate (the voice).

to alter or adapt in tone or character: the power of storytelling inflected through a feminist sensibility; jazz-inflected music.

Grammar.

to apply inflection to (a word).
to recite or display all or a distinct set of the inflections of (a word); decline or conjugate.

to bend; turn from a direct line or course.

Botany. to bend in.

verb (used without object)

Grammar. to be characterized by inflection.

Origin of inflect

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English inflecten, from Latin inflectere “to bend in,” equivalent to in-in-² + flectere “to bend, curve”; cf. flex¹

OTHER WORDS FROM inflect

in·flect·ed·ness, nounin·flec·tive, adjectivein·flec·tor, nounnon·in·flect·ed, adjective

un·in·flect·ed, adjectiveun·in·flec·tive, adjective

Words nearby inflect

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Example sentences from the Web for inflect

(e) To memorize words and to learn to inflect them, before memorizing and learning how to construct sentences.
The Principles of Language-Study|Harold E. Palmer
And we yet retain an objective case of the pronoun, and inflect it for person, number and gender.
The American Language|Henry L. Mencken
Can you so inflect "sprawling in want" and "sitting high" as to suggest a swamp and a mountain-top, or a frog and an angel?
Vocal Expression|Katherine Jewell Everts
Now it would have been absurd to inflect a long English lesson.
Rites and Ritual|Philip Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for inflect

inflect

/ (ɪnˈflɛkt) /

verb

(grammar) to change (the form of a word) or (of a word) to change in form by inflection

(tr) to change (the voice) in tone or pitch; modulate

(tr) to cause to deviate from a straight or normal line or course; bend

Derived forms of inflect

inflectedness, nouninflective, adjectiveinflector, noun

Word Origin for inflect

C15: from Latin inflectere to curve round, alter, from flectere to bend

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单词	inflect
释义	inflect [ in-flekt ] / ɪnˈflɛkt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inflect ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to alter, adapt, or modulate (the voice). to alter or adapt in tone or character: the power of storytelling inflected through a feminist sensibility; jazz-inflected music. Grammar. to apply inflection to (a word). to recite or display all or a distinct set of the inflections of (a word); decline or conjugate. to bend; turn from a direct line or course. Botany. to bend in. verb (used without object) Grammar. to be characterized by inflection. Origin of inflect First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English inflecten, from Latin inflectere “to bend in,” equivalent to in-in-² + flectere “to bend, curve”; cf. flex¹ OTHER WORDS FROM inflect in·flect·ed·ness, nounin·flec·tive, adjectivein·flec·tor, nounnon·in·flect·ed, adjective un·in·flect·ed, adjectiveun·in·flec·tive, adjective Words nearby inflect inflationary spiral, inflationary universe, inflationism, inflationist, inflation theory, inflect, inflection, inflectional, inflection point, inflexed, inflexible Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inflect (e) To memorize words and to learn to inflect them, before memorizing and learning how to construct sentences. The Principles of Language-Study\|Harold E. Palmer And we yet retain an objective case of the pronoun, and inflect it for person, number and gender. The American Language\|Henry L. Mencken Can you so inflect "sprawling in want" and "sitting high" as to suggest a swamp and a mountain-top, or a frog and an angel? Vocal Expression\|Katherine Jewell Everts Now it would have been absurd to inflect a long English lesson. Rites and Ritual\|Philip Freeman British Dictionary definitions for inflect inflect / (ɪnˈflɛkt) / verb (grammar) to change (the form of a word) or (of a word) to change in form by inflection (tr) to change (the voice) in tone or pitch; modulate (tr) to cause to deviate from a straight or normal line or course; bend Derived forms of inflect inflectedness, nouninflective, adjectiveinflector, noun Word Origin for inflect C15: from Latin inflectere to curve round, alter, from flectere to bend Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to inflect differ, divide, modify, diverge, range, diversify, fluctuate, alter, vent, deliver, articulate, tell, assert, say, emphasize, utter, announce, proclaim, declare, present
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inflect

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verb (used without object)

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