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retorqueo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ torqueō (twist).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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retorqueō (present infinitive retorquēre, perfect active retorsī, supine retortum); second conjugation

  1. to twist, turn, bend or cast back; avert, deflect
  2. (of an argument) to retort, cast back

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References

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