v.
   - (of a surface or body) throw back (heat, light, or sound) without absorbing it. ▸(of a mirror or shiny surface) show an image of. 
- embody or represent in a faithful or appropriate way:![]()  the letters reflect all aspects of his life. ▸
(reflect well/badly on)
 bring about a good or bad impression of. 
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(reflect on/upon)
 think deeply or carefully about.
Etymology
  ME: from OFr. reflecter or L. reflectere, from re- ‘back’ + flectere ‘to bend’.