Definitions

1. noun

The act or process of changing the pitch, stress, or sound of words to indicate grammatical function or meaning

“The linguist studied the various inflexions of verb conjugation in the ancient language.”

2. noun

A change in the pitch or stress of words

“The poet used inflexion to convey emotion in her poetry.”

3. noun

A change in the sound of a word

“The phonetic inflexions of the word ‘running’ can be different in different accents.”

4. verb

To change the pitch or stress of words

“The teacher helped the students inflex their pronunciation.”

5. verb

To change the sound of a word

“The linguist inflexed the word to show its etymology.”