incline (v.) Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To bend asideII. To dispose the mind1. inclīno, 12. indūco, 3 (denoting a positive result)B. Intrans.I. To leanII. To be disposed towards1. inclīno, 12. prōpendeo, di, sum, 23. acclīno, 1 (with pron. refl. • incline (v.): A. Trans.: I. To bend aside: inclīno, 1: v. to bend. II. To dispose the mind: 1. inclīno, 1: these circumstances i. me to believe, haec animum inc. ut credam, Liv. 29, 33, fin.: but the verb is more freq. intrans. in this sense. v. infr. 2. indūco, 3 (denoting a positive result): v. to induce. B. Intrans.: I. To lean: inclīno, inclīnor: v. to lean. II. To be disposed towards: 1. inclīno, 1: when the feeling of the Senate i.d towards peace, quum sententia senatus inclinaret ad pacem, Cic. Sen. 6, 16: Liv. Join: inclinare et propendere, Cic. de Or. 2, 44, 187. 2. prōpendeo, di, sum, 2: Cic.: (v. supr.). 3. acclīno, 1 (with pron. refl.: v. rare): Liv. 4, 48, med.