kneel

/niหl/

IPA: /N IY1 L/

verb
  1. 1

    To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.

  2. 2

    To cause to kneel.

    โ€œShe knelt the doll to fit it into the box.โ€

  3. 3

    To rest on (one's) knees

    โ€œHe knelt him down to pray.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kneel