GENUFLECT

scrape, kowtow, genuflect

(verb) bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

genuflect

(verb) bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

genuflect (third-person singular simple present genuflects, present participle genuflecting, simple past and past participle genuflected)

(intransitive, archaic) To bend the knee, as in servitude.

(intransitive) To briefly touch one knee to the ground, typically associated with religious worship.

(intransitive, figurative) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.

Source: Wiktionary


Gen`u*flect", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Genuflected; p. pr. & vb. n. Genuflecting.] Etym: [See Genuflection.]

Definition: To bend the knee, as in worship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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