| VERB | communication | inflect | change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | inflect, tone, modulate | vary the pitch of one's speech |
| Meaning | change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Narrower | compare | To form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb |
| conjugate | add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc. | |
| decline | inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives" | |
| pluralize, pluralise | mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural | |
| Broader | modify | make less severe or harsh or extreme / extreme |
| Spanish | flexionar | |
| Nouns | inflection, inflexion | a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function |
| Meaning | Vary the pitch of one's speech. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | tone, modulate | |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Spanish | modular | |
| Catalan | modular | |
| Nouns | inflection | the patterns of stress and intonation in a language |
| inflection | a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified | |
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