Definitions for the word "reflect" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. v.
To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished metals reflect heat.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v.
To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. i.
To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. i.
To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. i.
To throw or turn back the thoughts upon anything; to contemplate. Specifically: To attend earnestly to what passes within the mind; to attend to the facts or phenomena of consciousness; to use attention or earnest thought; to meditate; especially, to think in relation to moral truth or rules.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. i.
To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v.
1 (of a surface or body) throw back (heat, light, sound, etc.). 2 (of a mirror) show an image of; reproduce to the eye or mind. 3 correspond in appearance or effect to (their behaviour reflects their upbringing). 4 a (of an action, result, etc.) Show or bring (credit, discredit, etc.). B (absol.; usu. Foll. By on, upon) bring discredit on. 5 a (often foll. By on, upon) meditate on; think about. B (foll. By that, how, etc.) Consider; remind oneself. [latin flecto flex- bend]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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