INFLECT

verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~ere, from in- + flectere to bend Date: 15th century transitive verb to turn from a direct line or course ; curve , to vary (a word) by ~ion ; decline , conjugate , to change or vary the pitch of (as the voice), to affect or alter noticeably ; influence , intransitive verb to become modified by ~ion, ~able adjective ~ive adjective