Meaning of DEFLECT
| Pronunciation: | | di'flekt
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- [v] impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball), as in sports or fights; "block an attack"
- [v] draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
- [v] turn aside
- [v] turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
- [v] prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
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| | Synonyms: | | avert, avoid, bend, block, debar, deviate, distract, fend off, head off, obviate, parry, stave off, turn away, ward off |
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| | See Also: | | confuse, disconcert, fence, flurry, forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, put off, turn | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\De*flect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deflected}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Deflecting}.] [L. deflectere; de- + flectere to bend
or turn. See {Flexible}.]
To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often
deflected.
Sitting with their knees deflected under them. --Lord
(1630).
\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.
At some part of the Azores, the needle deflecteth not,
but lieth in the true meridian. --Sir T.
Browne.
To deflect from the line of truth and reason.
--Warburton.
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