English Explanatory Dictionary

inflect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cause to curve inwards.
  2. To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.
  3. To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
  4. To be varied in the form to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈflɛkt/ en-us-inflect.ogg en-au-inflect.ogg

Word forms

inflect inflects inflecting inflected

Etymology

From Latin īnflectō, from in- (“in”) + flectō (“to bend”).

Synonyms

inbend

Related words

conjugate decline deflect

Derived words

inflectable inflection inflective inflexion misinflect noninflecting
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