Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
detort
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to turn from the original or plain meaning.

Dated

verb

to pervert

Dated

verb

to wrest

Dated

Etymology

From Latin detorqueo.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

detorts (present, singular) detorting (participle, present) detorted (participle, past) detorted (past)

Synonyms

distort skew corrupt lead astray warp adulterate debauch demoralize detort file immoralize pervert

Rhymes With

support court short report come short sort port sport transport crown court fort resort

Questions

What does detort mean?
to turn from the original or plain meaning.
Where does detort come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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