v.
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(usu. be inclined to/towards/to do something)
be favourably disposed towards or willing to do.
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(usu. be inclined to/to do something)
have a specified tendency, disposition, or talent.
- lean or turn away from a given plane or direction, especially the vertical or horizontal.
▸bend (one's head) forwards and downwards.
n.
an inclined surface, slope, or plane.
Derivative
- inclinable adj.
- incliner n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. encliner, from L. inclinare ‘to bend towards’.