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1Deflect — 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. [1913 Webster] At some part of the Azores, the needle deflecteth not, but lieth in the true meridian. Sir T.… …
2deflect — v. (D; tr.) to deflect from * * * [dɪ flekt] (D; tr.) to deflect from …
3deflect — ► VERB ▪ turn aside from from a straight course or intended purpose. DERIVATIVES deflective adjective deflector noun. ORIGIN Latin deflectere, from flectere to bend …
4deflect — 1550s, from L. deflectere to bend (something) aside or downward, from de away (see DE (Cf. de )) + flectere to bend. Originally transitive, the intrans. sense is first recorded 1640s. Related: Deflected; deflecting …
5deflect — [dē flekt′, diflekt′] vt., vi. [L deflectere < de , from + flectere, to bend] to turn or make go to one side; bend; swerve deflective adj. deflector n …
6deflect — [[t]dɪfle̱kt[/t]] deflects, deflecting, deflected 1) VERB If you deflect something such as criticism or attention, you act in a way that prevents it from being directed towards you or affecting you. [V n] Cage changed his name to deflect… …
7deflect — UK [dɪˈflekt] / US verb Word forms deflect : present tense I/you/we/they deflect he/she/it deflects present participle deflecting past tense deflected past participle deflected 1) [transitive] to direct criticism, attention, or blame away from… …
8deflect — de|flect [dıˈflekt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: deflectere to bend down, turn away ] 1.) [I and T] if someone or something deflects something that is moving, or if it deflects, it turns in a different direction ▪ Connor deflected the… …
9deflect — de|flect [ dı flekt ] verb 1. ) transitive to direct criticism, attention, or blame away from yourself toward someone else: The company was criticized for trying to deflect the blame for the accident. deflect something from something: It was… …
10deflect — verb 1 (I, T) to turn in a different direction, especially after hitting something else, or to make something do this: The waves are deflected by the lifeboat s high narrow bows. 2 deflect attention/criticism/anger etc to stop people criticizing… …
