inflect
verbHow many syllables in inflect?
There are 2 syllables in the word inflect.How to pronounce inflect:
Definition of inflect:
- inflect (verb):
- to change (the voice) in tone or pitch
- to vary (a word) by inflection decline, conjugate
- verb. change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language.
Synonyms for inflect:
arc
arch
bend
bow
coil
conjugate
curl
curve
decline
deflect
divert
entwine
hook
incurvate
incurve
modify
pluralise
pluralize
reflect
round
slope
swerve
swirl
turn
twist
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- unveil
- lustrous
- boaster
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- vengeful
- guava
- carafe
- bustling
- distend
- foray
- cower
- festive
- cupboard
- nobly
- lanky
- toady
- correr
- forswear
- smarmy
- kingbolt
- outsized
- grittle
- mushy
- arose
- famished
- subsumed
- humbly
- beget
- whirling
- intoned
- bragged
- bemused
- plushy
- missus
- stowing
- inquired
- sulked
- reread
- rubbed
- bestride
- reviled
- boarding
- grouchy
- practiced
- rummaged
- bluer
- awaits
- billowed
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