- 1[intransitive] to move your body into a lower position by bending one or both knees, as a sign of respect during worship in a church
- 2[intransitive] genuflect (to something) (disapproving) to show too much respect to someone or something
genuflect
verbNAmE//ˈdʒɛnyəˌflɛkt//
(formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they genuflect he / she / it genuflects
past simple genuflected
-ing form genuflecting
NAmE//ˌdʒɛnyəˈflɛkʃn//
noun [countable, uncountable]See genuflect in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: genuflect