infléchir

Verb

 * 1)  to bend (a thing), forming an elbow-shape
 * 2)  to change the state or direction of (a thing) by inclining, curving, or crossing
 * 3)  to change the orientation or outcome of (a thing, a course of events)
 * 4)  to change direction; to curve
 * 5)   To change direction, to bend, as at the interface between two media
 * 6)  to change in tone or pitch