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inclines definition and meaning

v. i. 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.
v. i. 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.
v. i. To bow; to incline the head.
v. t. 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.
v. t. To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.
v. t. To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility.
n. An inclined plane; an ascent o/ descent; a grade or gradient; a slope.

Crossword clues for inclines

- Bend
- Have a tendency to lean
- Have tendency to rise
- Ink line said to show gradient
- Rise in careers starting online
- Slope
- Tilt
- Upward slope
- Grades