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torquere
Latin · ancient
"to twist"
to twist, combined with com- (together)
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contorquere
Latin · ancient
"to twist together, to whirl"
to twist together, to whirl, from com- and torquere
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contort
English · 1400s
"to twist something out of its normal shape"
settled as the English word for twisting something out of its normal shape
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