destoarce

Romanian

Etymology

From des- +‎ toarce (or întoarce), possibly corresponding to Latin distorqueō, distorquēre (through a Vulgar Latin root *distorcere).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /des.ˈto̯ar.t͡ʃe/
• Rhymes: -art͡ʃe
• Hyphenation: des‧toar‧ce

Verb

a destoarce (third-person singular present destoarce, past participle destors) 3rd conjugation

1. (obsolete, rare, regional, popular) (used with the dative of the reflexive pronoun) to compensate, make up for, or make amends for a wrongdoing or harm

Related terms

• toarce

See also

• compensa