incline

(ĭn-klīnˈ)

1. To deviate from the horizontal or vertical; slant.
2. To be disposed to a certain preference, opinion, or course of action.
3. To lower or bend the head or body, as in a nod or bow.

1. To cause to lean, slant, or slope.
2. To influence to have a certain tendency; dispose: Recent events incline us to distrust all politicians.
3. To bend or lower in a nod or bow: inclined her head in acquiescence.

Related Forms:

• in·clinˈer noun