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in•flect



Pronunciation: (in-flekt'), [key]
—v.t.
1. to modulate (the voice).
2. Gram.
a. to apply inflection to (a word).
b. to recite or display all or a distinct set of the inflections of (a word); decline or conjugate.
3. to bend; turn from a direct line or course.
4. Bot.to bend in.

—v.i.
Gram.to be characterized by inflection.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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