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inclino

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See also: inclinó and inclinò

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inclino

  1. first-person singular present indicative of inclinar

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inclino

  1. first-person singular present indicative of inclinar

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inclino

  1. first-person singular present indicative of inclinare

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ clīnō.

Pronunciation

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inclīnō (present infinitive inclīnāre, perfect active inclīnāvī, supine inclīnātum); first conjugation

  1. (transitive) to cause to lean, bend, tilt, incline, turn; bend down, bow something; divert; swerve
    Synonym: dēclīnō
    1. (transitive, figuratively, followed by ad) to turn (someone's attention) towards
      • 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 26.1:
        Ea tum cura maxime intentos habebat Romanos, non ab ira tantum, quae in nullam unquam ciuitatem iustior fuit, quam quod urbs tam nobilis ac potens, sicut defectione sua traxerat aliquot populos, ita recepta inclinatura rursus animos uidebatur ad ueteris imperii respectum.
        This concern in particular troubled the mindful Romans at the time, not so much because of anger, which has never been more justified against any other city, rather because a city so noble and powerful, in the same way that it had attracted the support of a number of communities by its revolt, was thought would again turn attention back towards respect for the previous government once recaptured.
  2. (transitive, military) to cause to fall back or give way, drive back
  3. (transitive, of disease) to abate, diminish
  4. (transitive, figuratively) to change, alter; abase, cause to decline, bring down
  5. (intransitive) to sink, droop, turn, incline, decline, bend
    Synonyms: senēscō, prōlābor
  6. (intransitive, military) to yield, retreat, give way
    Synonyms: dēcēdō, discēdō, dēficiō, concēdō, cēdō, excēdō, regredior, recipiō, referō, subtrahō, subdūcō, recēdō, āmoveō, vertō, facessō
    Antonyms: prōgredior, prōdeō, prōcēdō, prōficiō, aggredior, ēvehō, incēdō, accēdō, adeō
  7. (intransitive, figuratively) to be favorably disposed towards something, incline to

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References

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  • inclino”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inclino”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • inclino in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • luck is changing, waning: fortuna commutatur, se inclinat

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inclino

  1. first-person singular present indicative of inclinar

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inclino

  1. first-person singular present indicative of inclinar