Usually means: Bend or turn aside; deviate.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (deflex)

verb:  (zoology, botany) To bend down.
adjective:  (archery, of a bow) Having the arms curved or curled at the base so as to turn towards the archer when unstrung, reducing the strain on the limbs and also the energy stored by the weapon.

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