incline, bias, dispose, predispose mean to influence one to have or take an attitude toward something. incline implies a tendency to favor one of two or more actions or conclusions.
To lower or bend the head or body, as in a nod or bow. An inclined surface; a slope or gradient: The car rolled down the incline. [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 clin′er n.
If you incline to think or act in a particular way, or if something inclines you to it, you are likely to think or act in that way.
INCLINE meaning: 1. to (make someone) feel something or want to do something: 2. to (cause to) slope at a…. Learn more.
incline (third-person singular simple present inclines, present participle inclining, simple past and past participle inclined) (transitive) To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
Something that slopes — that is, something that deviates from the straight horizontal or vertical — can be called an incline. If you like to walk up and down hills, you enjoy walking on inclines.
An incline refers to a slope or a slant between two levels or surfaces, typically referring to an upward or a downward tilt or angle. It can also refer to a tendency or leaning towards a particular opinion or a course of action.
To bend down; lean; turn obliquely from or toward a given direction or position; deviate from a line or course; tend: as, the column inclines from the perpendicular. To bow; bend the head or the body, especially as a mark of courtesy or respect. To tend, in a physical sense; approximate.