Contort
Pronunciation : Con*tort"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. contortus, p.p. of contorquere to twist; con- + torquere to twist. See Torture.]
Definition : Defn: To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest. The vertebral arteries are variously contorted. Ray. Kant contorted the term category from the proper meaning of attributed. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913