[ri-klahyn] 
verb, -clined, -clin⋅ing.| 1. | to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position. |
| 2. | to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position. |
| re·cline (rĭ-klīn') v. re·clined, re·clin·ing, re·clines v. tr. To cause to assume a leaning or prone position. v. intr. To lie back or down. [Middle English reclinen, from Old French recliner, from Latin reclīnāre : re-, re- + -clīnāre, to bend; see klei- in Indo-European roots.] rec'li·na'tion (rěk'lə-nā'shən) n. |
