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inflect: Meaning and Definition of

in•flect

Pronunciation: (in-flekt'), [key]
— v.t.
  1. to modulate (the voice).
    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.
  3. to bend; turn from a direct line or course.
  4. to bend in.
—v.i.
  1. to be characterized by inflection.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
inflationist inflection
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