pertorqueo

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Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ torqueō (twist).

Pronunciation

Verb

pertorqueō (present infinitive pertorquēre); second conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to twist out of shape, distort, contort
  2. to hurl

Conjugation

References

  • pertorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pertorqueo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.