Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-CLINE', v.i. [L. inclino; in and clino, Gr. κλινω; Sax. hlinian, hleonian, hlynian, Eng. to lean, G. lehnen, D. leunen, Russ. klonyu and nakloniayu; Ir. cleonaim; Fr. incliner; Port. and Sp. inclinar; It. inclinare, inchinare, chinare. Class Ln.]

1. To lean; to deviate from an erect or parallel line toward any object; to tend. Converging lines incline toward each other. A road inclines to the north or south. Connecticut river runs south, inclining in some part of its course to the west, and below Middletown, it inclines to the east.
2. To lean; in a moral sense; to have a propension; to be disposed; to have some wish or desire. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. Judges ix.
3. To have an appetite; to be disposed; as, to be inclined to eat.