INFLEXION
In*flex"ion, n.
Defn: Inflection.
INFLEXIVE
In*flex"ive, a.
1. Inflective. "Inflexive endings." W. E. Jelf.
2. Inflexible. [R.] "Foes inflexive." Chapman.
INFLEXURE
In*flex"ure, n.
Defn: An inflection; a bend or fold. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
INFLICT
In*flict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inflicted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inflicting.] Etym: [L. inflictus, p.p. of infligere to strike on, to
inflict; pref. in- in, on + fligere to strike. Cf. Flail.]
Defn: To give, cause, or produce by striking, or as if by striking; to apply forcibly; to lay or impose; to send; to cause to bear, feel, or suffer; as, to inflict blows; to inflict a wound with a dagger; to inflict severe pain by ingratitude; to inflict punishment on an offender; to inflict the penalty of death on a criminal. What heart could wish, what hand inflict, this dire disgrace Drygen. The persecution and the pain That man inflicts on infero-ior kinds. Cowper.
INFLICTER
In*flict"er, n.