genuflect
intransitive verb
- to bend the knee, as in reverence or worship
- to act in a submissive or servile way
See genuflect in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(jĕnˈyə-flĕktˌ)
intransitive verb gen·u·flect·ed,
gen·u·flect·ing,
gen·u·flects - To bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor or ground, as in worship.
- To be servilely respectful or deferential; grovel.
Related Forms:
- genˌu·flecˈtion (-flĕkˈshən) noun
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