deflect
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~ draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
deflect
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~ prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
deflect
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~ turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
deflower
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~ make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
deflower
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~ deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
defog
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~ free from mist; "demist the car windows"
defoliate
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~ strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides"
deforest
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~ remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks"
deform
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~ make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
deform
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~ cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
deform
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~ twist and press out of shape
deform
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~ alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
deform
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~ assume a different shape or form
deform
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~ become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"