Word familynouninflectioninflexureadjectiveinflectionalinflectionlessinflectiveinflexedadverbinflectionallyverbinflect
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in·flect /ɪnˈflekt/ verb
[intransitiveI] technicalSLG if a word inflects, its form changes according to its meaning or use 〔词形〕屈折变化
Examples from the Corpus
inflect• Not only do these verbs inflect for person, they very often incorporate the person and/or object of the sentence.• Lines and edges inflect to one another as they approach and cross.
Origininflect
(1400-1500)Latininflectere, from flectere“to bend”