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Definitions for: Contort [v] twist and press out of shape
Webster (1913) Definition: Con*tort", v. t. [L. contortus, p. p. of contorquere
to twist; con- + torquere to twist. See Torture.]
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.
Synonyms: deform, distort, wring
See Also: morph, twine, twist
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