[re.fract] vt [L refractus, pp. of refringere to break open, break up, fr. re- + frangere to break--more at break] (1612) 1 a: to subject (as a ray of light) to refraction b: to alter or distort as if by refraction "to ~ that familiar world through the mind and heart of a romantic ... woman --Anton Myrer"
2: to determine the refracting power of