Origin of reclineMiddle English reclynen ; from Classical Latin reclinare ; from re-, back + clinare, to lean: see incline
verbre·clined, re·clin·ing, re·clines
- To lean back or lie down on one's back.
- To be adjustable so that the occupant may recline rather than sit up: a seat that reclines.
Origin of reclineMiddle English reclinen, from Old French recliner, from Latin recl&imacron;nare : re-, re- + -cl&imacron;nare, to bend; see klei- in Indo-European roots.
(third-person singular simple present reclines, present participle reclining, simple past and past participle reclined)