(of a word) to change spelling or ending according to the way it is used in a sentence; to change a spelling or ending in this way

Almost all word types can inflect in Finnish. 在芬兰语中，几乎所有类型的词都可以发生屈折变化。

a language where verbs are inflected 动词发生屈折变化的语言

to slightly influence or show the slight influence of something

The actors inflect their performances with sincere emotion. 演员们的表演随着真挚的情感而略有不同。

Deep pain inflected his voice. 深深的痛苦使他说话的声调都变了。