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inflect

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈflɛkt/

The English word “inflect” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To cause to curve inwards.
  2. To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.
  3. To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
  4. To be varied in the form to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

Etymology

From Latin īnflectō, from in- (“in”) + flectō (“to bend”).

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