in'flective
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inflect (ɪnˈflɛkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (grammar) to change (the form of a word) or (of a word) to change in form by inflection |
| 2. | (tr) to change (the voice) in tone or pitch; modulate |
| 3. | (tr) to cause to deviate from a straight or normal line or course; bend |
| [C15: from Latin inflectere to curve round, alter, from flectere to bend] | |
| in'flectedness | |
| —n | |
| in'flective | |
| —adj | |
| in'flector | |
| —n | |
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