was wotd|2007|May|13
English
Etymology
From L. inflecto#Latin|īnflect� < in-#Latin|in- "in" + flecto#Latin|flect� "I bend"
Pronunciation
IPA|ɪn�fl�kt/
audio|en-us-inflect.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�kt
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To cause to curve inwards.
- context|transitive|music To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.
- context|transitive|grammar To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
Derived terms
inflection
inflective
inflexion
See also
conjugate
decline
deflect
io:inflect
pt:inflect
te:inflect
vi:inflect
zh:inflect
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