inflect

ɪnˈflɛkt

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Definition of inflect - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

music

tr./intr.

Rare

vary the pitch or tone of the voice

tr./intr.

Rare

She inflects her voice to convey emotion.

intonate

modulate

linguistics

tr.

TECH.

change a word's form to show grammatical function

tr.

TECH.

The verb inflects to show past tense.

conjugate

decline

physics

tr.

Rare

cause something to bend or curve

tr.

Rare

The metal rod was inflected by the pressure.

arch

bend

curve

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Origin of inflect

Latin, inflectere (to bend in)

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conjugate

linguistics

inflect a verb for different grammatical categories

decline

linguistics

inflect for case, number, or gender

Examples of inflect in a sentence

Actors often inflect their voices for roles.
Languages often inflect nouns for gender.
Some dialects inflect differently for number.
The beam was inflected by the gravitational pull.
Light was inflected as it passed through the prism.

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French:moduler, fléchir, ...
German:variieren, flektieren, ...
Italian:modulare, flettere, ...
Spanish:entonar, flexionar, ...
Portuguese:modular, flexionar, ...
Chinese:改变, 变形, ...
Japanese:変化させる, 屈折する, ...
Arabic:نَوَّعَ, صَرَّفَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַגְבִּיהַ, לְהַטּוֹת, ...
Russian:модулировать, спрягать, ...
Ukrainian:змінювати, відмінювати, ...
Hindi:स्वर बदलना, रूप बदलना, ...
Bengali:সুর পরিবর্তন করা, রূপ পরিবর্তন করা, ...
Catalan:modular, flexionar, ...
Czech:modulovat, ohýbat, ...
Danish:variere, bøje, ...
Dutch:variëren, verbuigen, ...
Greek:αλλάζω τονικότητα, κλίνομαι, ...
Hungarian:modulálni, ragozni, ...
Khmer:បត់បែនសំឡេង, បំប្លែងទម្រង់ពាក្យ, ...
Korean:변화시키다, 변형하다, ...
Persian:تغییر داد, صرف کرد, ...
Polish:modulować, odmieniać, ...
Portuguese (BR):modular, flexionar, ...
Romanian:a varia tonul, a flexiona, ...
Swedish:variera, böja, ...
Thai:เปลี่ยนระดับเสียง, เปลี่ยนรูป, ...
Turkish:değiştirmek, çekimlemek, ...
Vietnamese:thay đổi, chuyển đổi, ...

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