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intorqueo

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Latin

Etymology

From in- + torqueō (twist).

Pronunciation

Verb

intorqueō (present infinitive intorquēre, perfect active intorsī, supine intortum); second conjugation

  1. to twist, turn or spin around; wrench, sprain; contort
  2. to brandish, hurl or throw towards
  3. to throw or cast against or upon
  4. to throw into confusion

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

(Note: see also *intorcere.)

References

  • intorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • intorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • intorqueo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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