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inflect definition

in·flect (in flekt′)

transitive verb

  1. to turn, bend, or curve, usually inward
  2. to vary or change the tone or pitch of (the voice); modulate
  3. Gram. to change the form of (a word) by inflection, as in conjugating or declining

Etymology: ME inflecten < L inflectere < in-, in + flectere, to bend

intransitive verb

to be changed by inflection

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