# inflect

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪnˈflɛkt/

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

## Etymology
From Latin īnflectō, from in- (“in”) + flectō (“I bend”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/inflect