intorqueo

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Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ torqueō (twist).

Pronunciation

Verb

intorqueō (present infinitive intorquēre, perfect active intorsī, supine intortum); second conjugation

  1. to twist, turn or spin around; wrench, sprain; contort
  2. to brandish, hurl or throw towards
  3. to throw or cast against or upon
  4. to throw into confusion

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Descendants

(See also *intorcĕre.)

References

  • intorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • intorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • intorqueo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.