Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to downflex
Participle: downflexed
Gerund: downflexing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | downflex |
| you | downflex |
| he;she;it | downflexes |
| we | downflex |
| you | downflex |
| they | downflex |
Perfect
| I | have downflexed |
| you | have downflexed |
| he;she;it | has downflexed |
| we | have downflexed |
| you | have downflexed |
| they | have downflexed |
Past
| I | downflexed |
| you | downflexed |
| he;she;it | downflexed |
| we | downflexed |
| you | downflexed |
| they | downflexed |
Pluperfect
| I | had downflexed |
| you | had downflexed |
| he;she;it | had downflexed |
| we | had downflexed |
| you | had downflexed |
| they | had downflexed |
Future
| I | will downflex |
| you | will downflex |
| he;she;it | will downflex |
| we | will downflex |
| you | will downflex |
| they | will downflex |
Future Perfect
| I | will have downflexed |
| you | will have downflexed |
| he;she;it | will have downflexed |
| we | will have downflexed |
| you | will have downflexed |
| they | will have downflexed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | downflex |
| you | downflex |
| he;she;it | downflex |
| we | downflex |
| you | downflex |
| they | downflex |
Perfect
| I | have downflexed |
| you | have downflexed |
| he;she;it | have downflexed |
| we | have downflexed |
| you | have downflexed |
| they | have downflexed |
Imperfect
| I | downflexed |
| you | downflexed |
| he;she;it | downflexed |
| we | downflexed |
| you | downflexed |
| they | downflexed |
Pluperfect
| I | had downflexed |
| you | had downflexed |
| he;she;it | had downflexed |
| we | had downflexed |
| you | had downflexed |
| they | had downflexed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would downflex |
| you | would downflex |
| he;she;it | would downflex |
| we | would downflex |
| you | would downflex |
| they | would downflex |
Perfect
| I | would have downflexed |
| you | would have downflexed |
| he;she;it | would have downflexed |
| we | would have downflexed |
| you | would have downflexed |
| they | would have downflexed |
Imperative
| you | downflex |
| we | Let's downflex |
| you | downflex |
Verbs conjugated like 'downflex'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'downflex'
deflex,
dorsiflex,
downface,
downmix,
downplay,
downstep,
inflex,
unflex,
bowne,
coannex,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From down- + flex.
Sample Sentences
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Second, the unusually thick (2 to 5 km, Berry and Barr, 1971; Hall, 1973; Grantz et al., 1979) sediment cover in Canada Basin may serve to downflex the underlying oceanic crust and produce a greater than normal state of stress across the adjacent margin which is presently coupled to the seafloor basement. [1982, R. A. Scrutton, Dynamics of Passive Margins, →ISBN, page 22:]
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Some of these sediments may act as locally uncompensated loads that generate the strong observed gravity highs, downflex the surrounding lithosphere to produce the broad flanking gravity lows, and contribute to the stress regime responsible for present offshore seismicity. [1990, Arthur Grantz, Leonard Johnson, J. F. Sweeney, The Arctic Ocean region - Issue 1, page 235:]
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As with other gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures, the image may become redded out or obscure; when lost, withdraw the insertion tube a bit, insufflate, downflex, and search the image for visual landmarks. [2000, Michael V. Sivak, Gastroenterologic Endoscopy - Volume 2, →ISBN, page 851:]
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The continent edge would downflex as the ocean floor is loaded by a continental-rise prism. [1967, Institute for Oceanography, Collected Reprints-national Ocean Survey, page 305:]
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As along the eastern United States, continental shelves commonly acquire a prism of sediments as the continental margin downflexes. [1974, Daniel N. Lapedes, McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of environmental science, page 114:]