v.
Pronunciation: di- ' flekt, d ē -
Function: verb
Etymology: Latin deflectere to bend down, turn aside, from de- + flectere to bend
Date: circa 1555
transitive verb : to turn aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
intransitive verb : to turn aside : DEVIATE
– de · flect · able \ - ' flek-t ə -b ə l \ adjective
– de · flec · tive \ -tiv \ adjective
– de · flec · tor \ -t ə r \ noun