- inflect - change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
--1 is one way to modify
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun inflexion1, noun inflection1
Somebody ----s something
- tone, inflect, modulate - of one's speech, varying the pitch
--2 is one way to talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun inflection4, noun inflection2
Somebody ----s something