genuflect in English dictionary

  • genuflect

    Meanings and definitions of "genuflect"

    • (intransitive) To bend the knee, as in servitude or worship
    • (intransitive) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To bend the knee, as in servitude or worship
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.
    • to bend the knee, as in servitude or worship
    • to behave in a servile manner
    • Bend the knee, as in servitude or worship.
    • verb
      bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
    • verb
      bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image

    Synonyms of "genuflect" in English dictionary

    scrape, kowtow, bow are the top synonyms of "genuflect" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of genuflect

    • genuflect ( third-person singular simple present genuflects, present participle genuflecting, simple past and past participle genuflected)
    • genuflect (third-person singular simple present genuflects, present participle genuflecting, simple past and past participle genuflected)

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