v. in·flect·ed, in·flect·ing, in·flects v.tr. 1. To alter (the voice) in tone or pitch; modulate. 2. Grammar To alter (a word) by inflection. 3. To turn from a course or a specified alignment; bend. v.intr. Grammar 1. To be modified by inflection. 2. To give all of the inflected forms of a word; to provide a paradigm. [Middle English inflecten, to bend down, from Latin īnflectere : in-, in; see IN-2 + flectere, to bend.] in·flective adj. in·flector n. |
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