detorqueo
Latin
Etymology
From dē- + torqueō (“twist”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deːˈtɔr.kʷe.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪eˈt̪ɔr.kʷe.o]
Verb
dētorqueō (present infinitive dētorquēre, perfect active dētorsī, supine dētortum); second conjugation
- to turn or bend aside, off or away, deflect
- to twist out of shape, distort
- to distort, misrepresent
- to turn or go (in a direction)
Conjugation
Conjugation of dētorqueō (second conjugation)
Derived terms
Related terms
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