"-tort" meaning in English

See -tort in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Old French tort, from Latin tortum, substantive use of the past participle of torqueō (“twist, turn”). Compare with torsion, torture. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|tort}} Old French tort, {{der|en|la|tortum}} Latin tortum Head templates: {{head|en|suffix}} -tort
  1. To make something change its shape. Tags: morpheme Derived forms: contort, detort, distort, extort, retort
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