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Latin
Etymology
From dē- + torqueō (“twist”).
Pronunciation
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
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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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934) “detorqueo”, in Dictionnaire illustré latin-français [Illustrated Latin-French Dictionary] (in French), Hachette.
- detorqueo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016