Genuflect - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdʒenjʊflekt|
Brit.
|ˈdʒenjʊflekt|
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)
- 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
I/you/we/they: genuflect
he/she/it: genuflects
present participle: genuflecting
past tense: genuflected
past participle: genuflected
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