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† detort, v. Obs.|dɪˈtət|
[f. L. dētort-, ppl. stem of dētorquēre to twist or turn aside, twist or turn out of shape, distort, f. de- I. 2 + torquēre to twist. Cf. F. détordre.]
1. trans. To turn aside from the purpose; to twist, wrest, pervert (esp. words or sayings). (Common in 17th c.)
c1555Harpsfield Divorce Hen. VIII (1878) 54 How miserably doth Tertullian wrest and wring the Levitt: to detort it to the confirmation of his heresy. 1609Bp. W. Barlow Answ. Nameless Cath. 41 Schoolemen blasphemously detorting Scriptures. 1620Brinsley Virgil 39 Detorting to that purpose those things which Sibyl had prophecied. 1632Lithgow Trav. i. 1 And Lorets Chappell..On Angells backes, from Nazareth detorted. 1682Dryden Relig. Laici Pref. (Globe) 187 The Fanatics..have detorted those texts of Scripture. 1829Southey Sir T. More I. 87 In these days good words are so detorted from their original and genuine meaning.
b. To extract (by perversion of the sense).
a1612Donne βιαθανατος (1644) 185 The Donatists..racked and detorted thus much from this place, That [etc.]. 1824Southey Bk. of Ch. (1841) 355 Conclusions as uncharitable as ever were detorted from Scripture.
2. To derive by perversion of form; pa. pple. perverted, corrupted (of words).
1605Camden Rem. 54 Garret, for Gerard, and Gerald: see Everard, for from thence they are detorted, if we beleeve Gesnerus. 1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 705 ἄγριππον is wilde succe, whence its nomenclature is detorted.
Hence deˈtorted ppl. a., deˈtorting vbl. n.
1550Bale Apol. 129 Nowe wyll I shewe some of hys detorted scriptures. 1579Fulke Heskins' Parl. 306 By miserable detorting of a worde or two. 1692Wagstaffe Vind. Carol. Introd. 2 Under the false detorted Names of Law, Justice, and Honour of the Nation. |