Lexic.us

Definition of Incline

1. Verb. Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined. "He inclined to corpulence"

2. Noun. An elevated geological formation. "The house was built on the side of a mountain"

3. Verb. Bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well. "He inclined his ear to the wise old man"

4. Noun. An inclined surface connecting two levels.

5. Verb. Lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow. "She inclined her head to the student"

6. Verb. Be at an angle. "The terrain sloped down"

7. Verb. Feel favorably disposed or willing. "She inclines to the view that people should be allowed to expres their religious beliefs"

8. Verb. Make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief. "Their language inclines us to believe them"

Definition of Incline

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. n. An inclined plane; an ascent or descent; a grade or gradient; a slope.

Definition of Incline

1. Verb. (transitive) To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To slope. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To tend to do or believe something, or move in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc. ¹

4. Noun. A slope. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Incline

1. to slant [v -CLINED, -CLINING, -CLINES] - See also: slant

Medical Definition of Incline

1. 1. 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. 2. 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. "Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech." (Judges ix. 3) "Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease In both the scales, and each inclines to peace." (Parnell) 3. To bow; to incline the head. Synonym: To lean, slope, slant, tend, bend. Origin: OE. Inclinen, enclinen, OF. Encliner, incliner, F. Incliner, L. Inclinare; pref. In- in + clinare to bend, incline; akin to E. Lean. See Lean to incline. 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. "Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear." (Is. Xxxvii. 17) 2. To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence. "Incline my heart unto thy testimonies." (Ps. Cxix. 36) "Incline our hearts to keep this law." (Book of Com. Prayer) 3. To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility. "With due respect my body I inclined." (Dryden) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Incline

inclemency inclement inclemently inclementness incles inclinable inclinableness inclinatio inclinatio pelvis inclination

inclination of an orbit inclination of pelvis inclinational inclinations inclinatory incline (current term) incline bench press inclined inclined(p) inclined fault

inclined grate inclined plane inclined planes inclinedly incliner incliners inclines inclinest inclineth inclining

Literary usage of Incline

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville (1864)
"WHAT CAUSES DEMOCRATIC NATIONS TO incline TOWARDS PANTHEISM. I SHALL show hereafter how the preponderating taste of a democratic people for very general ..."

2. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1907)
"become scented by the foot-prints of the ants, in the place where the new incline had been and placed a new unscented incline in the place formerly occupied ..."

3. The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States by United States Dept. of State, Francis Wharton, John Bassett Moore (1889)
"... of commerce as far as they incline to pursue it, since I really believe they will not like it. and that it will not be an easy matter to restrain them, ..."

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