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Webster 1913 Edition

Contort

Con-tort′

,
Verb.
T.
[L.
contortus
, p. p. of
contorquere
to twist;
con-
+
torquere
to twist. See
Torture
.]
To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest.
The vertebral arteries are variously
contorted
.
Ray.
Kant
contorted
the term category from the proper meaning of attributed.
Sir W. Hamilton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Contort

CONTORT

,
Verb.
T.
[L.] TO twist together; to writhe.

Definition 2024

contort

contort

English

Verb

contort ‎(third-person singular simple present contorts, present participle contorting, simple past and past participle contorted)

  1. (transitive) To twist in a violent manner.
    features contorted with fury.
  2. (intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

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Etymology

con- + -tort, from Middle English, from Latin contortus, past participle of contorquere, from com- + torqueō ‎(“twist, turn”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔː(r)t

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