De‐tort″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Detorted; p. pr. & vb. n.Detorting.] [L. detortus, p. p. of detorquere to turn away; de + torquere to turn about, twist: cf. F. détorquer, détordre.] To turn form the original or plain meaning; to pervert; to wrest. Hammond.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.