Syn.
— Bent; tendency; proneness; bias; proclivity; propensity;
prepossession; predilection; attachment; desire; affection; love. See
Bent, and cf. Disposition.
INCLINATORY
In*clin"a*to*ry, a.
Defn: Having the quality of leaning or inclining; as, the inclinatory
needle.
— In*clin"a*to*ri*ly, adv. Sir T. Browne.
INCLINE
In*cline", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inclined; p. pr. & vb. n. Inclining.]
Etym: [OE. inclinen, enclinen, OF. encliner, incliner, F. incliner,
L. inclinare; pref. in- in + clinare to bend, incline; akin to E.
lean. See Lean to incline.]
1. 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.
2. 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. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. Judges ix. 3. Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease In both the scales, and each inclines to peace. Parnell.
3. To bow; to incline the head. Chaucer.
Syn.
— To lean; slope; slant; tend; bend.
INCLINE
In*cline", v. t.
1. 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. Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear. Is. xxxvii. 17.