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de·flect
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dɪˈflɛkt
/
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dih-
flekt
]
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object)
to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight
line
; swerve.
Origin:
1545–55;
<
Latin
dēflectere
to bend down, turn aside, equivalent to
dē-
de-
+
flectere
to bend, turn
Related forms
de·flect·a·ble,
adjective
de·flec·tor,
noun
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deflect
(dɪˈflɛkt)
—
vb
to turn or cause to turn aside from a course; swerve
[C17: from Latin
dēflectere,
from
flectere
to bend]
de'flector
—
n
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Word Origin & History
deflect
1550s, from L. deflectere "to bend aside or downward," from de- "away" + flectere "to bend." Originally transitive, the intrans. sense is first recorded 1640s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
As long as they had access to easy loans, they could buy enough social peace to
deflect
attention from scandals and mismanagement.
These are things fast-food firms have learnt to cope with and to
deflect
.
Such attacks are intended to
deflect
the legitimate criticism of the foundation.
To
deflect
the path of beta radiation by means of magnetism.
Atoms or defects in the crystal do not have the energy needed to break the pair and
deflect
the electrons.
For a large impactor, it is far better to
deflect
it than to evacuate half the globe.
It will
deflect
drift and debris away from piers and diaphragm walls to open span and down river.
Never did he waver: never did he
deflect
from his course.
They could be fooling themselves or putting out a coherent line to
deflect
criticism by fooling the rest of us.
Understanding the techniques and the threat may help you detect and
deflect
elicitation attempts.
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