What is the Latin word for deflect?

The usual Latin words for “deflect” are dēflectō, dēclīnō, dēgredior; also aberrō, spatium, prōpōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“deflect” in Latin

dēflectōto bend or turn downwards or away; to deflect; to digress dēclīnōto bend, deviate, turn aside/away, deflect; to inflect, decline; to avoid dēgrediorto go down, march down, descend aberrōto wander, stray or deviate from; to aberr, aberrate, go astray, get lost; deviate, digress; to seek distraction, forget spatiumspace, room, extent; distance between points; a square, walk, or promenade prōpōnōto set forth, to put forth, to lay out; to expose to view, display; to make known amīcitiafriendship; an alliance

The English word deflect itself goes back to Latin flectō, through deflecto.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

deflect

deflectere (both transitively, and intransitively; PROP., and figuratively; de aliqua re, of a local relation; e.g., de recta regione, via, spatio; ab aliqua re, figuratively; e.g., a veritate, proposito, amicitiis; intransitively, deflecti or deflectere): declinare: degredi (these three all imply the consent of the will, and are used both PROP., and figuratively): aberrare (to deflect without consciousness, and the consent of the will, PROP., and figuratively): Vid: “TURN aside.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for deflect?: The usual Latin words for “deflect” are dēflectō, dēclīnō, dēgredior; also aberrō, spatium, prōpōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.