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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. |
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To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror. |
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To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays
or beams. |
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To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to
revert; to return. |
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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. |
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To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor. |