"detort" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: detorts [present, singular, third-person], detorting [participle, present], detorted [participle, past], detorted [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Latin detorqueo. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|detorqueo}} Latin detorqueo Head templates: {{en-verb}} detort (third-person singular simple present detorts, present participle detorting, simple past and past participle detorted)
  1. (dated) to turn from the original or plain meaning Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-detort-en-verb-VwrqXDJz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 29 35
  2. (dated) to pervert Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-detort-en-verb-f7bghp8Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 29 35
  3. (dated) to wrest Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-detort-en-verb-R3cZstnY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 29 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 32 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 32 48

Inflected forms

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