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in·flect  (n-flkt)

v. in·flect·ed, in·flect·ing, in·flects

v.tr.

1. To alter (the voice) in tone or pitch; modulate.

2. Grammar To alter (a word) by inflection.

3. To turn from a course or a specified alignment; bend.

v.intr. Grammar

1. To be modified by inflection.

2. To give all of the inflected forms of a word; to provide a paradigm.

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[Middle English inflecten, to bend down, from Latin nflectere : in-, in; see in-² + flectere, to bend.]

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in·flective adj.

in·flector n.

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inflect

Verb

1. to change (the voice) in tone or pitch

2. Grammar to change (the form of a word) by inflection

3. to bend or curve [Latin inflectere to curve, alter]

inflective adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	inflect - change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" compare - to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb decline - inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives" conjugate - add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.; "conjugate the verb" pluralise, pluralize - mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural; "How do speakers pluralize nouns in Japanese?"
	2.	inflect - vary the pitch of one's speech modulate, tone mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"