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To throw or bend back (light, for example) from a surface. See Synonyms at echo.
(verb-transitive)
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To give back or show an image of (an object); mirror.
(verb-transitive)
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To make apparent; express or manifest: Her work reflects intelligence.
(verb-transitive)
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To bring as a consequence: The victory reflects credit on the coach.
(verb-transitive)
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Archaic To bend back.
(verb-transitive)
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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
(verb)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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(of a mirror, etc) to form an image of (something) by reflection
(verb)
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To show or express
(verb)
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To bring as a consequence
(verb)
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To cause to be regarded in a specified way
(verb)
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To cast dishonour, discredit, etc (on)
(verb)
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To think, meditate, or ponder
(verb)
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