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Latin
Etymology
From in- + torqueō (“twist”).
Pronunciation
Verb
intorqueō (present infinitive intorquēre, perfect active intorsī, supine intortum); second conjugation
- to twist, turn or spin around; wrench, sprain; contort
- to brandish, hurl or throw towards
- to throw or cast against or upon
- to throw into confusion
Conjugation
Derived terms
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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934) “intorqueo”, in Dictionnaire illustré latin-français [Illustrated Latin-French Dictionary] (in French), Hachette.