[di-flekt] 
| to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line; swerve. |
| de·flect (dĭ-flěkt') 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. |