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Latin
Etymology
From ob- + torqueō (“twist”).
Pronunciation
Verb
obtorqueō (present infinitive obtorquēre, perfect active obtorsī, supine obtortum); second conjugation
- to turn towards, turn
- to turn, bend or twist around; writhe, wrench
Conjugation
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References
- “obtorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obtorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934) “obtorqueo”, in Dictionnaire illustré latin-français [Illustrated Latin-French Dictionary] (in French), Hachette.