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Word: Inflect
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (in inflect (sense 3)): from Latin inflectere, from in- ‘into’ + flectere ‘to bend’
ɪnˈflɛkt
change the form of (a word) to express a particular grammatical function or attribute, typically tense, mood, person, number, and gender
Short Definition:change form of word to express grammatical function
Examples:- Arabic verbs are inflected for person, number, and gender
vary the intonation or pitch of (the voice), especially to express mood or feeling
Short Definition:vary intonation of voice
Examples:- his slight voice, inflected with a token touch of grit
bend or deflect (something), especially inwards
Short Definition:bend something inwards
Examples:- particles readily inflect, deflect and jostle one another
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