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deflect
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to change the course or direction of (something) the wind deflected the Frisbee just as I was about to lunge for it Synonyms turn, divert, redirect, swing, veer, wheel, whipRelated Words avert, deviate, move, rechannel, shift, shunt, sidetrack, swerve, switch, transfer; swivel, twist, whirl, zigzag; bend, curve, sway; reverse, turn back
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