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incline

in·cline [ in kln ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle in·clined, present participle in·clin·ing, 3rd person present singular in·clines)
Definition:
 
1. be or make likely to act: to tend toward a particular belief or course of action, or make somebody tend toward a particular belief or course of action

2. angle or be angled: to lie at an angle, or put something at an angle

3. bend: to bend something, especially the head or body when bowing or nodding, or be bent in this way



noun  (plural in·clines)
Definition:
 
1. slope: a slope or sloping surface

2. rail 
Same as  inclined railroad


[14th century. Via French< Latin inclinare "lean toward" < clinare "to lean"]

in·clin·a·ble adjective
in·clin·er [ in klnər ] noun
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