detort

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verb

to turn from the original or plain meaning.

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distortskewcorruptlead astraywarpadulteratedebauchdemoralize
OriginLatin detorqueo →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person detorts · participle present detorting · participle past detorted · past detorted

  1. datedto turn from the original or plain meaning.

    Synonyms: distort, skew

  2. datedto pervert

    Synonyms: corrupt, lead astray, warp, adulterate, corrupt, debauch, demoralize, file

  3. datedto wrest

    Synonyms: contort, twist

Synonyms & antonyms

verbto turn from the original or plain meaning.

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distortskew

verbto pervert

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corruptlead astraywarpadulteratecorruptdebauchdemoralizefileimmoralizelead astraypervertpollutepreposterateseducesophisticatesubornsubverttamperunmoralize

verbto wrest

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contorttwist
Also see
adulteratecontortcorruptdebauchdemoralizefileimmoralizelead astraypervertpollutepreposterateseducesubornsubverttamperunmoralizevitiatewarp

Origin

  1. Latindetorqueo
  2. Englishdetort

From Latin detorqueo.

More words from Latin

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with detort

supportreportcourtshortsortportsporttransportresortfortimportexportescorttortquartforteabortsnortwortmortortdistortconsortthwart
All rhymes →

Anagrams

rotteddotter
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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