inflect
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin īnflectō, from in- (“in”) + flectō (“I bend”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
inflect (third-person singular simple present inflects, present participle inflecting, simple past and past participle inflected)
- (transitive) To cause to curve inwards.
- (transitive, music) To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.
- The actress has a great skill of being able to inflect her voice to any situation.
- (transitive, grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
- (transitive, grammar, of a word) To be varied in the form to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
- In Latin, adjectives and nouns inflect a lot, but inflection is minimally found in Modern English.
- (transitive) To influence in style.
- No other poet has inflected me in style as much as Milton.
Synonyms[edit]
- (to bend or curve inwards): inbend
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
cause to curve inwards
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music: change tone or pitch
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grammar: vary the form of a word
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influence in style