re cline
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verb (used without object)
1.
to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
ləˈneɪ
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recline (rɪˈklaɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to rest or cause to rest in a leaning position | |
| [C15: from Old French recliner, from Latin reclīnāre to lean back, from | |
| re'clinable | |
| —adj | |
| reclination | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
recline
c.1420, from L. reclinare "to bend back, to lean back," from re- "back, against" + clinare "to bend," from PIE *klei-n-, suffixed form of *klei "to lean" (see lean (v.)). Recliner "chair in which one may recline" is attested from 1928.
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