Meaning
To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *ḱl̥néyti ~ *ḱl̥nyénti Proto-Italic *kl(e)inō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō ▲ Proto-Italic *klei- ~ *kli-influ. Latin clīnō Latin inclīnāre Old French enclinerbor. Middle English enclinen English incline From Middle English enclinen, from Old French encliner (modern incliner), from Latin inclīnō (“incline, tilt”), from in- + clīnō (compare -cline), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (English lean).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 15 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-04-28CENLIMT
- 2026-04-22NBLECIV
- 2026-03-16NCELGIX
- 2026-03-12CDEILNP
- 2025-10-29LCDEINU
- 2025-09-27LCYNMIE
- 2025-06-18NPCLHEI
- 2025-02-23IPANLCE
- 2025-02-14EXCOLIN
- 2025-01-17NTICLFE
- 2024-07-31ECILMNY
- 2024-06-20ICNGLEX
+3 earlier appearances in the archive.