genuflect

Meanings

Verb

bend the knees and bow in church or before a religious superior or image
bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
To bend the knee, as in servitude.
To briefly enter a position that touches one knee to the ground in a manner that is typically associated with formal homage or religious worship.
To behave in a servile manner; to grovel.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*ǵónu
From around 1620–1630 from Medieval Latin genūflectō (“I bend the knee”) equivalent to the Latin genū (“knee”) + flectō (“to bend”).

Synonyms

kowtow, scrape

Scrabble Score: 15

genuflect is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
genuflect is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 20

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