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Word entry · 7 letters

inflect

Best crossword clue

"change grammatical form"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈflɛkt/Part of speech verbSorted cefilntStarts with IEnds with T2 clues
1I2N3F4L5E6C7T

Definitions

  1. vary the pitch of one's speech

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • The actress has a great skill of being able to inflect her voice to any situation.
  • In Latin, adjectives and nouns inflect a lot, but inflection is minimally found in Modern English.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01change grammatical form7 letters
02Change word endings7 letters

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