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Verb: inflect  in'flekt
  1. Change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
     
  2. Vary the pitch of one's speech
    - tone, modulate

Derived forms: inflected, inflects, inflecting

Type of: modify, mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Inflect

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inflect
inflected
inflection
inflectional
inflectional ending
inflectional morphology
inflectional suffix
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inflexibility
inflexible
inflexibleness