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Definitions for Incline

[1] to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
[2] to have a mental tendency, preference, etc.; be disposed: We incline to rest and relaxation these days.
[3] to tend, in a physical sense; approximate: The flowers incline toward blue.
[4] to tend in character or in course of action: a political philosophy that inclines toward the conservative.
[5] to lean; bend.
[6] to dispose (a person) in mind, habit, etc. (usually followed by to ): His attitude did not incline me to help him.
[7] to bow, nod, or bend (the head, body, etc.): He inclined his head in greeting.
[8] to cause to lean or bend in a particular direction.
[9] an inclined surface; slope; slant.
[10] Railroads . Also called inclined plane, incline plane . a cable railroad, the gradient of which is approximately 45°. any railroad or portion of a railroad, the gradient of which is too steep for ordinary locomotive adhesion alone to be effective.
[11] Mining . an angled shaft following a dipping vein. an inclined haulageway.
[12] incline one's ear , to listen, especially willingly or favorably: to incline one's ear to another's plea.
[13] to deviate or cause to deviate from a particular plane, esp a vertical or horizontal plane; slope or slant
[14] (when tr, may take an infinitive ) to be disposed or cause to be disposed (towards some attitude or to do something) he inclines towards levity ; that does not incline me to think that you are right
[15] to bend or lower (part of the body, esp the head), as in a bow or in order to listen
[16] incline one's ear to listen favourably (to)
[17] an inclined surface or slope; gradient
[18] short for inclined railway

Words related to Incline

prompt, impel, persuade, predispose, bend, sway, tilt, skew, tend, acclivity, lean, descent, declivity, grade, rise, ramp, slant, dip, cant, plane

Words nearby Incline

inclasp, inclement, inclinable, inclination, inclinatory, incline, inclined, inclined plane, inclined railway, inclined to, inclining

Origin of Incline

1300–50; Middle English inclinen < Latin inclīnāre, equivalent to in- in-2 + -clīnāre to bend (see lean1); replacing Middle English enclinen < Middle French < Latin, as above

Other words from Incline

in·clin·er , noun
o·ver·in·cline , verb, o·ver·in·clined, o·ver·in·clin·ing.
re·in·cline , verb, re·in·clined, re·in·clin·ing.

Word origin for Incline

C13: from Latin inclīnāre to cause to lean, from clīnāre to bend; see lean 1

Synonyms for Incline

acclivity, approach, ascent, cant, declivity, descent, dip, grade, gradient, inclination, lean, leaning, plane, ramp, rise, slant, tilt