detort

English

Etymology

From Latin detorqueo.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t

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.
    Synonyms: distort, skew
  2. (dated) to pervert
    Synonyms: corrupt, lead astray, warp; see also Thesaurus:pervert
  3. (dated) to wrest
    Synonyms: contort, twist

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