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reflect
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verb (v)
- manifest or bring back(verb.perception)Example:
This action reflects his true beliefs.
source: wordnet30 - reflect deeply on a subject(verb.cognition)Synonym:
chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, ruminate, speculate, think oversource: wordnet30 - to throw or bend back (from a surface)(verb.perception)Example:
Sound is reflected well in this auditorium.
source: wordnet30 - be bright by reflecting or casting light(verb.weather)Example:
Drive carefully--the wet road reflects.
source: wordnet30 - show an image of(verb.perception)Example:
Her sunglasses reflected his image.
source: wordnet30 - give evidence of a certain behavior(verb.communication)Example:
His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him.
source: wordnet30 - give evidence of the quality of(verb.communication)Example:
The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(verb)source: webster1913
- To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams.(verb)source: webster1913