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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
de·flect
[di-flekt] Pronunciation Key
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[di-flekt] Pronunciation Key –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; < L déflectere to bend down, turn aside, equiv. to dé- de- + flectere to bend, turn
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] —Related forms
de·flect·a·ble, adjective
de·flec·tor, noun
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| de·flect
(dĭ-flěkt') Pronunciation Key
intr. & tr.v. de·flect·ed, de·flect·ing, de·flects To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate. [Latin dēflectere : dē-, de- + flectere, to bend.] de·flect'a·ble adj., de·flec'tive adj., de·flec'tor n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
deflect
deflect
c.1555, from L. deflectere "to bend aside or downward," from de- "away" + flectere "to bend." Originally transitive, the intrans. sense is first recorded 1646.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| deflect | |
verb | |
| 1. | prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" |
| 2. | turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest |
| 3. | turn aside and away from an initial or intended course |
| 4. | draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors" [syn: distract] |
| 5. | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack" [syn: parry] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Deflect
De*flect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deflected; p. pr. & vb. n. Deflecting.] [L. deflectere; de- + flectere to bend or turn. See Flexible.] To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected. Sitting with their knees deflected under them. --Lord (1630).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Deflect
De*flect"\, v. i. To turn aside; to deviate from a right or a horizontal line, or from a proper position, course or direction; to swerve. At some part of the Azores, the needle deflecteth not, but lieth in the true meridian. --Sir T. Browne. To deflect from the line of truth and reason. --Warburton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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