Associations to the word «Inflect»

Wiktionary

INFLECT, verb. (transitive) To cause to curve inwards.
INFLECT, verb. (transitive) (music) To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.
INFLECT, verb. (transitive) (grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

Dictionary definition

INFLECT, verb. Change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language.
INFLECT, verb. Vary the pitch of one's speech.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.