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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. Fig.: 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To bow; to incline the head. Source: opted
  4. 4. 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. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. An inclined plane; an ascent o/ descent; a grade or gradient; a slope. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. an elevated geological formation Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. an inclined surface connecting two levels Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow Source: wordnet

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