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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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