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reflect
[ ri-flekt ]
/ rÉŖĖflÉkt /
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Definition of reflect
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
OTHER WORDS FOR reflect
4 manifest.
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Origin of reflect
First recorded in 1350ā1400; Middle English reflecten, from Latin reflectere āto bend back,ā equivalent to re- re- + flectere āto bendā
synonym study for reflect
10. See study.
OTHER WORDS FROM reflect
Words nearby reflect
refit, refl., reflag, reflate, reflation, reflect, reflectance, reflected plan, reflecting, reflecting telescope, reflection
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British Dictionary definitions for reflect
reflect
/ (rÉŖĖflÉkt) /
verb
Word Origin for reflect
C15: from Latin reflectere to bend back, from re- + flectere to bend; see flex
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Medical definitions for reflect
reflect
[ rÄ-flÄktā² ]
v.
To bend back.
To throw or bend back light, heat, or sound from a surface.
To think seriously.
To send back a motor impulse in response to a sensory stimulus.
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