v.
Pronunciation: ri- ' frakt
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Latin refractus, past participle of refringere to break open, break up, from re- + frangere to break ― more at BREAK
Date: 1612
1 a : to subject (as a ray of light) to refraction b : to alter or distort as if by refraction <to refract that familiar world through the mind and heart of a romantic ⋯ woman ― Anton Myrer>
2 : to determine the refracting power of