INFLECT


Meaning of INFLECT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈflekt ]

verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin inflectere, from in- + flectere to bend

Date: 15th century

transitive verb

1. : to turn from a direct line or course : curve

2. : to vary (a word) by inflection : decline , conjugate

3. : to change or vary the pitch of (as the voice)

4. : to affect or alter noticeably : influence

an approach inflect ed by feminism

intransitive verb

: to become modified by inflection

• in·flect·able -ˈflek-tə-bəl adjective

• in·flec·tive -ˈflek-tiv adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.