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tortureth

tortureth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of torture.

Meaning of torture

Verb

torture (third-person singular simple present tortures, present participle torturing, simple past and past participle tortured)

  1. (transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.
    • 1 August 2014, Barack Obama, "Press Conference by the President"; transcript published online by the Obama White House Archives, [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/08/01/press-conference-president [1]].
      With respect to the larger point of the RDI report itself, even before...

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Origin of tortureth

From torture + -eth.

Questions about tortureth

What is tortureth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tortureth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of torture.

Words near tortureth in the dictionary

  1. tortures
  2. torturesome
  3. torturess
  4. torturesses
  5. torturest
  6. tortureth
  7. torturing
  8. torturingly
  9. torturings
  10. torturous
  11. torturously

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