incline

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

in·cline (ĭn-klīnʹ)v. in·clined, in·clin·ing, in·clinesv. intr.
1. To deviate from the horizontal or vertical; slant.
2. To be disposed to a certain preference, opinion, or course of action.
3. To lower or bend the head or body, as in a nod or bow.v. tr.
1. To cause to lean, slant, or slope.
2. To influence to have a certain tendency; dispose:
Recent events incline us to distrust all politicians.
3. To bend or lower in a nod or bow:
inclined her head in acquiescence.n. (ĭnʹklīn')
An inclined surface; a slope or gradient. [Middle English enclinen, from Old French encliner, from Latin inclīnāre: in-, into, toward; see in-² + -clīnāre, to lean; See klei- in Indo-European Roots.] in·clinʹer n. 
Synonyms: incline, bias, dispose, predispose
These verbs mean to influence or be influenced toward a particular attitude or course of action: inclined to believe her; is biased in his favor; were disposed to admire him; predisposed to studying. See also synonyms at slant
Antonyms: disincline

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  ramp, slope, side, dispose, pitch, tend, be given, lean, run
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  indispose, disincline