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• Incline — In*cline , v. t. 1. To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the column or post to the east; incline your head to the right. [1913 Webster] Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear. Is …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• incline — [in klīn′; ] for n., usually [ in′klīn΄] vi. inclined, inclining [ME enclinen < OFr encliner < L inclinare < in , on, to + clinare, to LEAN1] 1. to deviate from a horizontal or vertical position, course, etc.; lean; slope; slant 2. to… …   English World dictionary

• incline — incliner, n. v. /in kluyn /; n. /in kluyn, in kluyn /, v., inclined, inclining, n. v.t. 1. to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant. 2. to have a mental tendency, preference, etc.; be disposed: We incline to rest and relaxation these… …   Universalium

• incline — {{11}}incline (n.) c.1600, mental tendency, from INCLINE (Cf. incline) (v.). The literal meaning slant, slope is attested from 1846. {{12}}incline (v.) c.1300, to bend or bow toward, from O.Fr. encliner, from L. inclinare to cause to lean; bend,… …   Etymology dictionary

• incline — I. verb (inclined; inclining) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French incliner, encliner, from Latin inclinare, from in + clinare to lean more at lean Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to bend the head or body forward ; bow …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• incline — verb (inclined, inclining) –verb (i) /ɪnˈklaɪn / (say in kluyn) 1. to have a mental tendency; be disposed. 2. to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant. 3. to tend, in a physical sense; approximate: the leaves incline to a blue. 4. to… …  

• incline — in•cline v. [[t]ɪnˈklaɪn[/t]] n. [[t]ˈɪn klaɪn, ɪnˈklaɪn[/t]] v. clined, clin•ing, n. 1) to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant 2) to have a mental tendency, preference, etc.; be disposed: He inclines toward mysticism[/ex] 3) to… …   From formal English to slang

• incline — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. slant, slope, tilt; pitch, lurch; tend, influence, bias. See tendency. n. obliquity, grade; gradient, slant, bias, slope (see v.); ramp, ascent, upgrade; downgrade, descent. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn.… …   English dictionary for students

• incline — in·cline || ɪn klaɪn n. slope, grade, slant v. slope, tilt, slant; bend, bow, lean; be disposed, tend toward, gravitate; cause to bend; influence …   English contemporary dictionary

• Blindage incliné — Le char britannique Cromwell (entré en service en 1943) possède une tourelle à faces verticales, ce qui la rend plus vulnérable. Un blindage incliné est un blindage qui n est ni en position verticale, ni en position horizontale. Il est souvent… …   Wikipédia en Français

• παρεγκλίνῃ — παρεγκλί̱νῃ , παρεγκλίνω cause to incline sideways aor subj mid 2nd sg παρεγκλί̱νῃ , παρεγκλίνω cause to incline sideways aor subj act 3rd sg παρεγκλί̱νῃ , παρεγκλίνω cause to incline sideways pres subj mp 2nd sg παρεγκλί̱νῃ , παρεγκλίνω cause to …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)