genuflect 
(礼拝のため)片ひざを曲げる、卑屈に追従する
(v.) to bend the knees in worship; to grovel
例文
The congressional committee in charge of redistricting was able to gerrymander the state to give the Democratic Party a chance to win more seats.
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