de·flect

[dih-flekt]
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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—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.
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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.
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