REFLECT

verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~ere to bend back, from re- + flectere to bend Date: 15th century transitive verb to turn into or away from a course ; deflect , to prevent passage of and cause to change direction , to bend or fold back, to give back or exhibit as an image, likeness, or outline ; mirror , to bring or cast as a result , to make manifest or apparent ; show , realize , consider , intransitive verb to throw back light or sound, 2. to think quietly and calmly, to express a thought or opinion resulting from ~ion, 3. to tend to bring reproach or discredit , to bring about a specified appearance or characterization , to have a bearing or influence, see: think