Thesaurus: deflect

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1. v. t. To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected.
2. v. i. To turn aside; to deviate from a right or a horizontal line, or from a proper position, course or direction; to swerve.
3. v. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
4. v. turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
5. v. turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
6. v. draw someone's attention away from something
7. v. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
8. To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected. Sitting with their knees deflected under them. Lord (1630). 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.
9. To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are oftendeflected.Sitting with their knees deflected under them. Lord (1630).
10. v:100 v. turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest v. turn aside and away from an initial or intended course