Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈdɛklɪnət/
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/ˈdɛklɪneɪt/
Adjective
Bent downward or aside.
Bending downward in a curve; declined.
Verb
Synonym of decline.
Usage- nonstandard
- Rare
- Examples
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[…] as if we were all to become village school teachers and spend our lives in declinating nouns and conjugating verbs.
[…] we observe that in the use of this auxiliary two declinated forms were conserved: […]