/ ɪnˈflekt; NAmE / verb
[ v ] ( grammar ) if a word inflects , its ending or spelling changes according to its grammatical function in a sentence; if a language inflects , it has words that do this
► in·flect·ed adjective [ usually before noun ]:
an inflected language / form / verb
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (originally in a technical sense, to bend or deflect something): from Latin inflectere , from in- into + flectere to bend.