genuflect
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intransitive verb \ˈjen-yə-ˌflekt\Definition of GENUFLECT
1
a : to bend the knee b : to touch the knee to the floor or ground especially in worship
2
: to be servilely obedient or respectful
— gen·u·flec·tion \ˌjen-yə-ˈflek-shən\ noun
Examples of GENUFLECT
- They genuflected before the altar in the church.
Origin of GENUFLECT
Late Latin genuflectere, from Latin genu knee + flectere to bend — more at knee
First Known Use: 1630
Rhymes with GENUFLECT
acrolect, architect, birth defect, circumspect, deselect, dialect, disaffect, disconnect, disinfect, disrespect, edge effect, grapholect, incorrect, indirect, in effect, intellect, interject, intersect, introject, introspect, lake effect, misdirect, preselect, re-collect, recollect, redirect, reelect, resurrect, retrospect, self-respect, side effect, turtlenecked, vivisect
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