In lang=en terms the difference between inflect and infract
is that inflect is to cause to curve inwards while infract is to infringe, violate or disobey (a rule).
As verbs the difference between inflect and infract
is that inflect is to cause to curve inwards while infract is to infringe, violate or disobey (a rule).
As an adjective infract is
not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.
inflect
English
Verb
(
en verb)
To cause to curve inwards.
(music) To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.
(grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.
Synonyms
* (to bend or curve inwards) (l)
Derived terms
* inflection
* inflective
* inflexion
See also
* conjugate
* decline
* deflect
infract
English
Etymology 1
Verb
(
en verb)
To infringe, violate or disobey (a rule)
Related terms
* infraction
See also
* infarct
Etymology 2
(
etyl) (
lena) infractus
Adjective
(
-)
Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole.
- (Chapman)
