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				- (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.
- (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.
- (v. i.) To bow; to incline the head.
- (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.
- (v. t.) To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.
- (v. t.) To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility.
- (n.) An inclined plane; an ascent o/ descent; a grade or gradient; a slope.
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			impel vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. tilted
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. tip
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. mount
			
			
			
			
			
			balcony vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			inclinable vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			cant vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. orient
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. wedge
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. lend
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. tempt
			
			
			
			
			
			biased vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			content vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. lean
			
			
			
			
			
			disincline vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. incliner
			
			
			
			
			
			basset vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			glacis vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. preponderate
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. plumming
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. slant
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. sloping
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. propensity
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. ramp
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. propend
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. tilt
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. inclined
			
			
			
			
			
			descend vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			clinometer vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			gradient vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. recline
			
			
			
			
			
			climate vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			coulter vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			attitude vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. tend
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. vertical
			
			
			
			
			
			horizontal vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			bend vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			inclination vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			descent vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. nod
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. sway
			
			
			
			
			
			banker vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. prone
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. slope
			
			
			
			
			
			dispose vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			apply vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. move
			
			
			
			
			
			decline vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. underlay
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. stay
			
			
			
			
			
			incline vs. straight
			
			
			
			
			
			heel vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
			bank vs. incline
			
			
			
			
			
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