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contort

con·tort

UK/kənˈtɔː(ɹ)t/ US/kʌˈntɔrt/ uncommon

verb

1.

twist and press out of shape

Origin

Equivalent to con- + -tort; from Middle English, borrowed from Latin contortus, past participle of contorqueō, from com- + torqueō (“twist, turn”).

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