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incline

inc·line

UK/ɪnˈklaɪn/ US/ˈɪn.klaɪn/ rare
verb (5) noun (2)

verb

1.

have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

  • “She tends to be nervous before her lectures”
  • “These dresses run small”
  • “He inclined to corpulence”
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2.

bend or turn (one''s ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well

  • “He inclined his ear to the wise old man”
3.

lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow

  • “She inclined her head to the student”
4.

be at an angle

  • “The terrain sloped down”
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5.

make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief

  • “Their language inclines us to believe them”
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noun

1.

an elevated geological formation

  • “he climbed the steep slope”
  • “the house was built on the side of the mountain”
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2.

an inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another

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Origin

From Middle English enclinen, from Old French encliner (modern incliner), from Latin inclīnō (“incline, tilt”), from in- + clīnō (compare -cline), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (English lean).

Phrases

  • incline elevator
  • incline lift

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