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Latin
Etymology
From circum- + torqueō (“twist”).
Pronunciation
Verb
circumtorqueō (present infinitive circumtorquēre); second conjugation, no perfect or supine stem
- (transitive) to twist or turn around
Conjugation
References
- “circumtorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- circumtorqueo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- circumtorqueo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016