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inflect

[ in-flekt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to alter, adapt, or modulate (the voice).
  2. to alter or adapt in tone or character: jazz-inflected music.

    the power of storytelling inflected through a feminist sensibility;

    jazz-inflected music.

  3. Grammar.
    1. to apply inflection to (a word).
    2. to recite or display all or a distinct set of the inflections of (a word); decline or conjugate.
  4. to bend; turn from a direct line or course.
  5. Botany. to bend in.


verb (used without object)

  1. Grammar. to be characterized by inflection.

inflect

/ ɪˈڱɛ /

verb

  1. grammar to change (the form of a word) or (of a word) to change in form by inflection
  2. tr to change (the voice) in tone or pitch; modulate
  3. tr to cause to deviate from a straight or normal line or course; bend
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڱ𳦳پ, adjective
  • ˈڱ𳦳ٴǰ, noun
  • ˈڱ𳦳ٱԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ڱ𳦳Ļ·Ա noun
  • ·ڱt adjective
  • ·ڱtǰ noun
  • ԴDzi·ڱ𳦳Ļ adjective
  • ܲi·ڱ𳦳Ļ adjective
  • un·ڱt adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of inflect1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English inflecten, from Latin inflectere “to bend in,” equivalent to in- in- 2 + flectere “to bend, curve”; flex 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of inflect1

C15: from Latin inflectere to curve round, alter, from flectere to bend
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It’s a capitulation to the asymmetrical political polarization that inflects seemingly every aspect of American life.

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So far, the 2020’s have been something of a golden era for tropically inflected pop.

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Looking at it, one wonders: Is this sculpture distinctive because volcanoes in central Java are spiritual sites, so molten material thrown up from deep within the earth inflects the art’s intended meaning?

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Lennox, a Belfast native who previously worked on the Troubles-themed coming of age comedy “Derry Girls,” played an essential role in setting its tone which, though grim, is also inflected with dark humor.

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I think those things are part of it, but they are inflected naturally.

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