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Added 9 October 2026

inflect

/ɪnˈflɛkt/ verb

Latin root: īnflectō Wiktionary

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To cause to curve inwards.
To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.
The actress has a great skill of being able to inflect her voice to any situation.
To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

Origin

From Latin īnflectō, from in- (“in”) + flectō (“to bend”).

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