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inflected

The correct spelling is inflected.

How to pronounce inflected

verb

Say it like: Inf-lec-ted

The correct spelling is inflected. To cause to curve inwards. For example: "The actress has a great skill of being able to inflect her voice to any situation."

Usage Examples

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.

No other poet has inflected me in style as much as Milton.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To cause to curve inwards.
  2. 2.To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.
  3. 3.(grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
  4. 4.(grammar, of a word) To be varied in the form to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
  5. 5.To influence in style.

adjective

  1. 1.Deviating from a straight line.
  2. 2.(grammar) Changed in form to reflect function (referring to a word).
  3. 3.Having inflected word forms; fusional.
  4. 4.Bent or curved inward or downward

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