detorqueo

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ torqueō (twist).

Pronunciation

Verb

dētorqueō (present infinitive dētorquēre, perfect active dētorsī, supine dētortum); second conjugation

  1. to turn or bend aside, off or away, deflect
  2. to twist out of shape, distort
  3. to distort, misrepresent
  4. to turn or go (in a direction)

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References

  • detorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • detorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • detorqueo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • detorqueo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016