Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Genuflect · Gen·u·flect · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛn.jʊ.flɛkt/ 01 v. i. To bend the knee, as in worship. imp. & p. p. Genuflected; p. pr. & vb. n. Genuflecting 1. To bend the knee, as in worship.