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genuflect definition

genu·flect (jen′yə flekt′)

intransitive verb

  1. to bend the knee, as in reverence or worship
  2. to act in a submissive or servile way

Etymology: ML(Ec) genuflectere < L genu, knee + flectere, to bend: see flex

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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