INCLINE


Meaning of INCLINE in English

n. 25B6; verb

his prejudice inclines him to overlook obvious facts : PREDISPOSE, lead, make, make of a mind to, dispose, prejudice; prompt, induce, influence, sway; persuade, convince.

I incline to the opposite view : PREFER, favour, go for; tend, lean, swing, veer, gravitate, be drawn.

he inclined his head : BEND, bow, nod, bob, lower, dip.

the columns incline away from the vertical : LEAN, tilt, angle, tip, slope, slant, bend, curve, bank, cant, bevel; list, heel.

25B6; noun a steep incline : SLOPE, gradient, pitch, ramp, bank, ascent, rise, acclivity, upslope, dip, descent, declivity, downslope; hill; N. Amer. grade, downgrade, upgrade.

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