reflect
- 1) verb, to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which light, other electromagnetic radiation, sound, particles, etc, are thrown back after impinging on a surface
- 2) verb, (of a mirror, etc) to form an image of (something) by reflection
- 3) verb, to show or express
- 4) verb, to bring as a consequence
- 5) verb, to cause to be regarded in a specified way
- 6) verb, to cast dishonour, discredit, etc (on)
- 7) verb, to think, meditate, or ponder
Etymology
C15: from Latin reflectere to bend back, from re- + flectere to bend; see flex
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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express, communicate, show, reveal, display, indicate, demonstrate, exhibit, manifest, bear out, bespeak, evince, return, mirror, echo, reproduce, imitate, consider, think, contemplate, deliberate, muse, ponder, meditate, ruminate, cogitate, wonder