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inclinenoun the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizonthe steep incline of the hill meant that it was impossible to ride a bicycle up it cant, diagonal, grade, gradient, inclination, lean, pitch, rake, slant, slope, upgrade ascent, bank, climb, rise declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, fall, hang, hanging, receding inclineverbto set or cause to be at an anglecarefully inclined the ladder against the house angle, cant, cock, heel, lean, list, pitch, slant, slope, tilt, tip bankbend, deviate, swerve, veerdecline, descend, recline, retreat even, flatten, level, straighten to show a liking or proneness (for something)a good restaurant for diners who incline to spicy food lean, run, tend, trend go, gravitateindicate, point, suggest avoid, shun, shy (from or away from) v.incline, bias, dispose, predispose mean to influence one to have or take an attitude toward something.incline implies a tendency to favor one of two or more actions or conclusions.I incline to agree bias suggests a settled and predictable leaning in one direction and connotes unfair prejudice.the experience biased him against foreigners dispose suggests an affecting of one's mood or temper so as to incline one toward something.her nature disposes her to trust others predispose implies the operation of a disposing influence well in advance of the opportunity to manifest itself.does fictional violence predispose them to accept real violence? in the 14th century |