- deflect de·flect vt
- [dɪ'flɛkt]
(ball, bullet, attention, criticism) (far) deviare, (person)
to deflect (from) — distogliere (da)
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deflect de·flect vt
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deflect — de*flect (d[ e]*fl[e^]kt ), 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; to deflect a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deflect — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deflect — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
deflect — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deflect — de•flect [[t]dɪˈflɛkt[/t]] v. t. v. i. to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course • Etymology: 1545–55; < L dēflectere to bend down, turn aside de•flect′a•ble, adj. de•flec′tive, adj. de•flec′tor, n … From formal English to slang
deflect — de·flect || dɪ flekt v. turn from a straight course, deviate, swerve … English contemporary dictionary
deflect — de·flect … English syllables
Deflected — deflect de*flect (d[ e]*fl[e^]kt ), 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; to deflect … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deflecting — deflect de*flect (d[ e]*fl[e^]kt ), 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; to deflect … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deflector — De*flect or, n. (Mech.) That which deflects, as a diaphragm in a furnace, or a cone in a lamp (to deflect and mingle air and gases and help combustion). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inflect — In*flect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inflected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inflecting}.] [L. inflectere, inflexum; pref. in in + flectere to bend. See {Flexible}, and cf. {Inflex}.] 1. To turn from a direct line or course; to bend; to incline, to deflect; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
