obtorqueo

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Latin

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Etymology

From ob- +‎ torqueō (twist).

Pronunciation

Verb

obtorqueō (present infinitive obtorquēre, perfect active obtorsī, supine obtortum); second conjugation

  1. to turn towards, turn
  2. to turn, bend or twist around; writhe, wrench

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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
  • obtorqueo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.