-tort

suffix

To make something change its shape.

OriginOld French tort ← Latin tortum →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. To make something change its shape.

Origin

  1. Latintortum
  2. Old Frenchtort
  3. English-tort

From Old French tort, from Latin tortum, substantive use of the past participle of torqueō (“twist, turn”). Compare with torsion, torture.

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APA

-tort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tort

MLA

“-tort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tort. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-tort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tort.

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