Genuflect – To bend one or both knees (typically in worship or sign of respect)
(Pronounced jen-yoo-flekt)
To remember the definition of the word genuflect, use the following mnemonic:
Gently you flex (genuflect) at the knee.
Examples of genuflect in a sentence
The servants genuflect to their royal employers by bowing before them.
He wants to force people to genuflect to his right-wing beliefs.
He was a man of principle, refusing to genuflect to the party leadership.
