inflect

English Thesaurus

1. vary the pitch of one's speech (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize,
definition	:	express in speech (verb.communication)

2. change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	modify,
definition	:	make less severe or harsh or extreme (verb.change)

hyponym	:	compare,
definition	:	to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	decline,
definition	:	inflect for number, gender, case, etc., (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	conjugate,
definition	:	add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc. (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	pluralise, pluralize,
definition	:	mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural (verb.communication)

3. vary the pitch of one's speech (verb.communication)

derivation	:	tone,
definition	:	(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	quality, timber, timbre, tone,
definition	:	(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	inflection, prosody,
definition	:	the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (noun.communication)

derivation	:	inflection, modulation,
definition	:	a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified (noun.communication)

derivation	:	intonation, modulation, pitch contour,
definition	:	rise and fall of the voice pitch (noun.communication)

4. change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language (verb.communication)

derivation	:	inflection, inflexion,
definition	:	a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function (noun.linkdef)

5. vary the pitch of one's speech (verb.communication)

derivation	:	tone,
definition	:	(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	quality, timber, timbre, tone,
definition	:	(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	inflection, prosody,
definition	:	the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (noun.communication)

derivation	:	inflection, modulation,
definition	:	a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified (noun.communication)

derivation	:	intonation, modulation, pitch contour,
definition	:	rise and fall of the voice pitch (noun.communication)

6. change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language (verb.communication)

derivation	:	inflection, inflexion,
definition	:	a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function (noun.linkdef)