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All inflect synonyms

inΒ·flect
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verb inflect

  • put into words β€” express in language
  • swerve β€” to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
  • veer β€” to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
  • bulge β€” If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
  • buckle β€” A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it.
  • spiral β€” Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
  • crumple β€” If you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds.
  • twist β€” to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
  • bend β€” When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
  • coil β€” A coil of rope or wire is a length of it that has been wound into a series of loops.
  • curl β€” If you have curls, your hair is in the form of tight curves and spirals.
  • skew β€” to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course.
  • loop β€” a hot bloom of pasty consistency, to be worked under a hammer or in rolls.
  • differ β€” to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
  • divide β€” to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
  • modify β€” to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
  • diverge β€” to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.
  • range β€” the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
  • diversify β€” to make diverse, as in form or character; give variety or diversity to; variegate.
  • fluctuate β€” to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
  • alter β€” If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
  • vent β€” a slit in the back or side of a coat, jacket, or other garment, at the bottom part of a seam.
  • deliver β€” If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
  • articulate β€” If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
  • tell β€” to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood.
  • assert β€” If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
  • say β€” assay.
  • utter β€” to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing.
  • announce β€” If you announce something, you tell people about it publicly or officially.
  • proclaim β€” to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
  • declare β€” If you declare that something is true, you say that it is true in a firm, deliberate way. You can also declare an attitude or intention.
  • present β€” being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
  • speak β€” to utter words or articulate sounds with the ordinary voice; talk: He was too ill to speak.
  • round β€” having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
  • turn β€” to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
  • bow β€” When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
  • stoop β€” to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk.
  • crook β€” A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
  • arc β€” An arc is a smoothly curving line or movement.
  • gyrate β€” to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
  • snake β€” any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
  • divert β€” to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
  • hook β€” a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
  • arch β€” An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.
  • deviate β€” To deviate from something means to start doing something different or not planned, especially in a way that causes problems for others.
  • wind β€” the act of winding.
  • wreathe β€” to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath.
  • balance β€” If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
  • tone β€” (Theobald) Wolfe, 1763–98, Irish nationalist and martyr for independence.
  • tweak β€” to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist: to tweak someone's ear; to tweak someone's nose.
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