I had to look it up in a dictionary: 1. (intransitive) To bend the knee, as in servitude or worship 2. (intransitive, figuratively) To behave in a servile man

I had to look it up in a dictionary: 1. (intransitive) To bend the knee, as in servitude or worship 2. (intransitive, figuratively) To behave in a servile manner; to grovel. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/genuflect https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/genuflect