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inflect
[ in-flekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to alter, adapt, or modulate (the voice).
- to alter or adapt in tone or character: jazz-inflected music.
the power of storytelling inflected through a feminist sensibility;
jazz-inflected music.
- Grammar.
- to apply inflection to (a word).
- to recite or display all or a distinct set of the inflections of (a word); decline or conjugate.
- to bend; turn from a direct line or course.
- Botany. to bend in.
verb (used without object)
- Grammar. to be characterized by inflection.
inflect
/ ɪnˈflɛkt /
verb
- grammar to change (the form of a word) or (of a word) to change in form by inflection
- tr to change (the voice) in tone or pitch; modulate
- tr to cause to deviate from a straight or normal line or course; bend
Derived Forms
- inˈflective, adjective
- inˈflector, noun
- inˈflectedness, noun
Other Words From
- in·flected·ness noun
- in·flective adjective
- in·flector noun
- nonin·flected adjective
- unin·flected adjective
- unin·flective adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of inflect1
Example Sentences
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.
I think those things are part of it, but they are inflected naturally.
But there’s no denying that his former alter ego Ben Covington inflects his current roles, especially on “Grey’s Anatomy.”
Families live in stone cottages and customs are dictated by severe Roman Catholic doctrines inflected by pagan superstitiousness.
At the restaurant, waiters announce the arrival of a dish in the inflected style of traditional Peking Opera, declaring, “Delicious fish is coming!”
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