Verb

(inclin)

(lb) To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.

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(lb) To slope.

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To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.

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*:"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;."

*(rfdate), J. M. G. van der Poel, "Agriculture in Pre- and Protohistoric Times", in the Acta Historiae Neerlandica published by the Netherlands Committee of Historical Sciences, p.170:

*:The terp farmer made use of the plough, as is shown by the discovery of three ploughshares and four coulters..

*Usage note: In this sense incline is usually used in the passive voice, and usually intransitively.

Verb

(entic)

To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

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I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.