inflenza.html - v.
1 tr. change the pitch of (the voice, a musical note, etc.).
2 Gram. a tr. change the form of (a word) to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc. b intr. (of a word, language, etc.) undergo such change.
3 tr. bend inwards; curve.

inflective adj. [ME f. L inflectere inflex- (as IN-(2), flectere bend)]

inflenza.html - n.
(also inflexion)
1 a the act or condition of inflecting or being inflected. b an instance of this.
2 Gram. a the process or practice of inflecting words. b an inflected form of a word. c a suffix etc. used to inflect, e.g. -ed.
3 a modulation of the voice.
4 Geom. a change of curvature from convex to concave at a particular point on a curve.

inflectional adj. inflectionally adv. inflectionless adj. [F inflection or L inflexio (as INFLECT)]

inflenza.html - adj.
1 unbendable.
2 stiff; immovable; obstinate (old and inflexible in his attitudes).
3 unchangeable; inexorable.

inflexibility n. inflexibly adv. [L inflexibilis (as IN-(1), FLEXIBLE)]

inflenza.html - v.
1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by with, by) provoke or become provoked to strong feeling, esp. anger.
2 Med. a intr. become hot, reddened, and sore. b tr. cause inflammation or fever in (a body etc.); make hot.
3 tr. aggravate.
4 intr. & tr. catch or set on fire.
5 tr. light up with or as if with flames.

inflamer n. [ME f. OF enflammer f. L inflammare (as IN-(2), flamma flame)]

inflenza.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

1 easily set on fire; flammable.
2 easily excited.

--n.

(usu. in pl.) an inflammable substance.

inflammability n. inflammableness n. inflammably adv. [INFLAME after F inflammable]

inflenza.html - n.
1 the act or an instance of inflaming.
2 Med. a localized physical condition with heat, swelling, redness, and usu. pain, esp. as a reaction to injury or infection. [L inflammatio (as INFLAME)]