Main Entry:

in·flect

Pronunciation:

\in-ˈflekt\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Middle English, from Latin inflectere, from in- + flectere to bend

Date:

15th century

transitive verb 1 : to turn from a direct line or course : curve 2 : to vary (a word) by inflection : decline, conjugate 3 : to change or vary the pitch of (as the voice) 4 : to affect or alter noticeably : influence <an approach inflected by feminism> intransitive verb : to become modified by inflection

— in·flect·able \-ˈflek-tə-bəl\ adjective

— in·flec·tive \-ˈflek-tiv\ adjective