incline
[verb]
Synonyms:
- predispose, influence, persuade, prejudice, sway
- slope, lean, slant, tilt, tip, veer
[noun]
Synonyms:
- slope, ascent, descent, dip, grade, gradient, rise

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Antonyms: disincline, indispose
Related Words: deflect, turn, affect, influence, prompt, sway, drive, impel, induce, move, persuade

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I. in‧cline¹ AC /ɪnˈklaɪn/ verb [not in progressive]
[Word Family: verb: incline; noun: inclination; adjective: inclined]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: incliner, from Latin clinare 'to lean']

1. [transitive] formal if a situation, fact etc inclines you to do or think something, it influences you towards a particular action or opinion
incline somebody to do something
The accident inclined him to reconsider his career.

2. [intransitive] formal to think that a particular belief or opinion is most likely to be correct
incline to do something
I incline to accept the official version of events.
incline to/towards
I incline to the opinion that this principle extends to cases of religious discrimination.

3. [intransitive and transitive] to slope at a particular angle, or to make something do this:
The telescope is inclined at an angle of 43 degrees.

4. incline your head to bend your neck so that your head is lowered

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II. in‧cline² AC /ˈɪnklaɪn/ noun [countable]
a slope:
a steep incline

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incline
verb
I. bend forward
ADV. slightly Luke inclined his head slightly in acknowledgement.
graciously, politely

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incline
II. lean/slope
ADV. gently, steeply
PREP. towards The land inclined gently towards the shore.

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