Deflect
1deflect — 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… …
2Deflect — est un maxi single de Leila sorti en juillet 2008 chez Warp Records. Le morceau Deflect figure dans l album Blood, Looms and Blooms. Il existe en vinyle EP et en maxi cd. Liste des morceaux Deflect (3:24) Voix : Martina Topley Bird Duwayne… …
3Deflect — 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.… …
4deflect — index avert, counter, deter, detour, deviate, discourage, divert, parry, prevent, repe …
5deflect — 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 …
6deflect — *turn, divert, avert, sheer Analogous words: deviate, depart, diverge, *swerve, veer, digress: bend, *curve, twist …
7deflect — [v] bounce off; turn aside avert, bend, cover up, curve, deviate, disperse, diverge, divert, fend, glance off, hold off, hook, keep off, parry, pivot, ricochet, sheer, shy, sidetrack, slew, slip, swerve, twist, veer, volte face, wheel, whip,… …
8deflect — ► VERB ▪ turn aside from from a straight course or intended purpose. DERIVATIVES deflective adjective deflector noun. ORIGIN Latin deflectere, from flectere to bend …
9deflect — [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 …
10deflect — [[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… …
