transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈklīn ]
verb
( re·clined ; re·clin·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French recliner, from Latin reclinare, from re- + clinare to bend — more at lean
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
: to cause or permit to incline backwards
intransitive verb
1. : to lean or incline backwards
2. : repose , lie