DETORTED

Verb

detorted

simple past tense and past participle of detort

Source: Wiktionary


DETORT

De*tort", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Detorting.] Etym: [L. detortus, p. p. of detorquere to turn away; de + torquere to turn about, twist: cf. F. détorquer, détordre.]

Definition: To turn form the original or plain meaning; to pervert; to wrest. Hammond.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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