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| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : verb in-klahyn; noun in-klahyn, in-klahyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪnˈklaɪn; noun ˈɪn klaɪn, ɪnˈklaɪn |
Definition of incline
Origin :- c.1300, "to bend or bow toward," from Old French encliner, from Latin inclinare "to cause to lean; bend, incline, turn, divert," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + clinare "to bend," from PIE *klei-n-, suffixed form of *klei- "to lean" (see lean (v.)). Metaphoric sense of "have a mental disposition toward" is early 15c. in English (but existed in classical Latin). Related: Inclined; inclining.
- noun slope
- verb tend toward
- verb bend, lean
- Many motives conspired to incline Selina to accept of the invitation.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- It would have been as easy for quicksilver to remain at the top of an incline.
- Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
- I incline very much to doubt that I should do it in any event, Mr. Duncan.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- This indifference of his to London, I cannot but say, made me incline the more to go thither.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The water appeared to be running down an incline of about twenty degrees.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
- You then incline to the doctrine of Mr. Blunt, Miss Effingham?
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- And I incline to the belief that they of all bards have sung best the song of love.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- To avoid slipping down the incline she clung to the young man's neck.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- Solemn with awe he went with his companions slowly down the incline.
- Extract from : « The World Beyond » by Raymond King Cummings
- I have thought, Socrates, and after a good deal of thinking I incline to Heracleitus.'
- Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
Synonyms for incline
- acclivity
- affect
- aim
- approach
- ascent
- be disposed
- be partial
- be predisposed
- be willing
- bend
- bevel
- bias
- bow
- cant
- cock
- declivity
- descent
- deviate
- dip
- diverge
- drive
- favor
- govern
- grade
- gradient
- gravitate toward
- heel
- impel
- inclination
- induce
- influence
- lay
- lean
- lean to
- leaning
- level
- list
- look
- lower
- make willing
- move
- nod
- not mind
- persuade
- plane
- point
- predispose
- prefer
- prejudice
- prompt
- ramp
- recline
- rise
- skew
- slant
- slope
- stoop
- sway
- tend
- tilt
- tip
- train
- turn
- veer
- verge
- yaw
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