deflect

  • 21deflect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. bend, curve, twist; deviate, avert, swing, sidetrack. See deviation, curvature. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. swerve, diverge, divert, parry; see turn 3 , 6 , veer . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. turn… …

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  • 22deflect — de·flect || dɪ flekt v. turn from a straight course, deviate, swerve …

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  • 23deflect — verb deviate or cause to deviate from a straight course. Derivatives deflective adjective deflector noun Origin C16: from L. deflectere, from de + flectere to bend …

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  • 24deflect — I. v. n. Deviate, diverge, swerve, turn aside, bend, waver. II. v. a. Bend, turn aside, bend down, press down …

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  • 25deflect — v 1. turn aside, diverge, shy, incline; avert, shunt, sidetrack, turn away, divagate, divaricate; bend, swerve, curve, crook, twist, flex, buckle; refract, divert, switch, glance off. 2.(usu. in a nautical sense) shift, jibe, jib, gybe, gibe,… …

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  • 26deflect — de·flect …

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  • 27deflect — verb Syn: divert, turn away, draw away, distract, fend off, parry, stave off …

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  • 28deflect — [dɪˈflekt] verb 1) [T] to direct criticism, attention, or blame away from yourself and towards someone else 2) [I/T] if something deflects, or if it is deflected, it hits something and starts to move in a different direction deflection… …

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  • 29deflect — 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 …

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  • 30deflect — /dəˈflɛkt / (say duh flekt) verb (i) 1. to bend or turn aside; swerve. –verb (t) 2. to cause to turn from a true course or right line. {Latin dēflectere} –deflector, noun …