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incline

(/I/n'kl/aI/n )

an elevated geological formation(noun.object)

Synonym:
side, slope

source: wordnet30
an inclined surface connecting two levels(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
ramp

source: wordnet30
An inclined plane; an ascent or descent; a grade or gradient; a slope.(noun)

source: webster1913

have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined(verb.stative)

Example:
He inclined to corpulence.

Synonym:
be given, lean, run, tend

source: wordnet30
bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well(verb.perception)

Example:
He inclined his ear to the wise old man.

source: wordnet30
lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow(verb.motion)

Example:
She inclined her head to the student.

source: wordnet30
be at an angle(verb.motion)

Synonym:
pitch, slope

source: wordnet30
feel favorably disposed or willing(verb.emotion)

Example:
She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs.

source: wordnet30
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief(verb.cognition)

Example:
Their language inclines us to believe them.

Synonym:
dispose
Antonym:
disincline, indispose

source: wordnet30
To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south.(verb)

source: webster1913
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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