deflect

[ dih-flekt ]
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verb (used with or without object)
  1. to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line; swerve.

Origin of deflect

1
1545–55; <Latin dēflectere to bend down, turn aside, equivalent to dē-de- + flectere to bend, turn

Other words from deflect

  • de·flect·a·ble, adjective
  • de·flec·tor, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for deflect

deflect

/ (dɪˈflɛkt) /


verb
  1. to turn or cause to turn aside from a course; swerve

Origin of deflect

1
C17: from Latin dēflectere, from flectere to bend

Derived forms of deflect

  • deflector, noun

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