deflect

Definition

To make (something) deviate from its original path or position.

Etymology

From Latin deflecto, from de- (“away”) + flecto (“to bend”).

Example Sentences

• "The defender deflected the cross into his own net."
• "The Prime Minister deflected some increasingly pointed questions by claiming he had an appointment."
• "Certainly there was much in the relationship itself that, with so much energy deflected into logistic maneuvering was never […] "worked out.""

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