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detorted

detorted is the simple past and past participle of detort.

Meaning of detort

Verb

detort (third-person singular simple present detorts, present participle detorting, simple past and past participle detorted)

  1. (dated) to turn from the original or plain meaning.
    Synonyms:
    distort, skew
  2. (dated) to pervert
  3. (dated) to wrest
    Synonyms:
    contort, twist

Questions about detorted

What is detorted the simple past and past participle of?
Detorted is the simple past and past participle of detort.

Words near detorted in the dictionary

  1. detorses
  2. detorsing
  3. detorsion
  4. detorsions
  5. detort
  6. detorted
  7. detorting
  8. detortion
  9. detortions
  10. detorts
  11. detorubicin

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