pertorqueo

Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ torqueō (twist).

Pronunciation

Verb

pertorqueō (present infinitive pertorquēre); second conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

  1. to twist out of shape, distort, contort
  2. to hurl

Conjugation

References

  • pertorqueo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pertorqueo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.