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Inflect Common

Inflect has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language

2

vary the pitch of one's speech

3

To cause to curve inwards.

See Also
inflection curve number tone conjugate deflect word double plural
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
modify talk
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
compare decline conjugate pluralize

Origin

The word inflect comes from the Latin verb inflectō, which is formed by combining in- (meaning "in") and flectō (meaning "to bend"). Originally, it described the action of bending something inward.

Rhyming Words
ect dect fect tect lect hect sect exect elect spect eject object inject adject advect expect resect adlect detect aspect
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