bend down Copy link Outline I. Trans.1. deflecto, 32. inclīno, 1 (to lean or slope)II. Intrans. • bend down: I. Trans.: 1. deflecto, 3: to bend d. the bough of an olive tree, ramum olivae d., Col. 2. inclīno, 1 (to lean or slope): the tree bends d. its foliage, arbor in. comas, Mart.: v. TO WEIGH DOWN. II. Intrans.: dēflecto, with refl. pron. or as pass.: cf. to bend.