obtorqueo

Latin

Alternative forms

  • optorqueō

Etymology

From ob- +‎ torqueō (twist).

Pronunciation

Verb

obtorqueō (present infinitive obtorquēre, perfect active obtorsī, supine obtortum); second conjugation

  1. to turn towards, turn
  2. to turn, bend or twist around; writhe, wrench

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

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