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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. |
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Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral
sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a
propensity or inclination; to be disposed. |
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To bow; to incline the head. |
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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. |
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To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will
or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence. |
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To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the
head or the body in acts of reverence or civility. |
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An inclined plane; an ascent o/ descent; a grade or
gradient; a slope. |
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