reflect
[ ri-flekt ]
/ rɪˈflɛkt /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
OTHER WORDS FOR reflect
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Origin of reflect
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English reflecten, from Latin reflectere “to bend back,” equivalent to re- re- + flectere “to bend”
synonym study for reflect
10. See study.
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British Dictionary definitions for reflect
reflect
/ (rɪˈflɛkt) /
verb
Word Origin for reflect
C15: from Latin reflectere to bend back, from re- + flectere to bend; see flex
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