Definition of Inflect. Meaning of Inflect. Synonyms of Inflect

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Definition of Inflect

Inflect
Inflect In*flect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inflected; p. pr. & vb. n. Inflecting.] [L. inflectere, inflexum; pref. in.- in + flectere to bend. See Flexibl, and cf. Inflex.] 1. To turn from a direct line or course; to bend; to incline, to deflect; to curve; to bow. Are they [the rays of the sun] not reflected, refracted, and inflected by one and the same principle ? --Sir I. Newton. 2. (Gram.) To vary, as a noun or a verb in its terminations; to decline, as a noun or adjective, or to conjugate, as a verb. 3. To modulate, as the voice.

Meaning of Inflect from wikipedia

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- be inflected under any cir****stances (unless they are used as different parts of speech, as in "ifs and buts"). Only words that cannot be inflected at...
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