genuflected; genuflecting; genuflects
Definition of genuflect
1a
: to bend the knee
b
: to touch the knee to the floor or ground especially in worship
genuflected before the altar
2
: to be humbly obedient or respectful
bureaucrats who genuflect before the governor
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The first known use of genuflect was in 1630
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