"abstort" meaning in All languages combined

See abstort on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: abstorts [present, singular, third-person], abstorting [participle, present], abstorted [participle, past], abstorted [past]
Etymology: From Latin ab- + tortus, past participle of torqueo (“I twist”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ab-}} Latin ab- Head templates: {{en-verb}} abstort (third-person singular simple present abstorts, present participle abstorting, simple past and past participle abstorted)
  1. (transitive, rare) To wrest by force or persuasion. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-abstort-en-verb-qOJQVNSl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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