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| inflect [ in flékt ] (3rd person present singular inflects, present participle inflecting, past and past participle inflected) |
verb |
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1. transitive verb vary pitch of voice: to change the pitch or tone of the voice
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2. transitive and intransitive verb grammar change word form: to change the form of a word, e.g. to show a change in tense, mood, gender, or number, or be changed in this way
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3. transitive verb divert course of something: to make something turn from a direct line or course
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| [15th century. < Latin inflectere 'bend in' < flectere 'to bend'] |
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  inflectable adjective |
| inflected adjective |
| inflective adjective |
| inflector noun |
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