Genuflect - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdʒenjʊflekt|  American pronunciation of the word genuflect
Brit.  |ˈdʒenjʊflekt|  British pronunciation of the word genuflect

verb

- bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image
- bend the knees and bow in a servile manner (syn: kowtow, scrape)

Extra examples

They genuflected before the altar in the church.

He was a man of principle, refusing to genuflect to the party leadership.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: genuflect
he/she/it: genuflects
present participle: genuflecting
past tense: genuflected
past participle: genuflected
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