单词 | to force into a sense |
释义 | > as lemmasto force (words) into a sense b. To put a strained sense upon (words). Also, to force (words) into a sense. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > pervert or distort [verb (transitive)] crooka1340 deprave1382 pervertc1390 strainc1449 drawc1450 miswrest?a1475 bewrya1522 wry?1521 to make a Welshman's hose ofa1529 writhea1533 wrest1533 invert1534 wring?1541 depravate1548 rack1548 violent1549 wrench1549 train1551 wreathe1556 throw1558 detorta1575 shuffle1589 wriggle1593 distortc1595 to put, set, place, etc. on the rack1599 twine1600 wire-draw1610 monstrify1617 screw1628 corrupt1630 gloss1638 torture1648 force1662 vex1678 refract1700 warp1717 to put a force upon1729 twist1821 ply1988 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. ii. §2 Without forcing the words of Moses into such a sense. 1701 J. Swift Disc. Contests Nobles & Commons v. 48 I am not conscious that I [h]ave forced one Example. 1875 E. White Life in Christ (1878) iv. xxiv. 381 This is manifestly to force the Scripture. < as lemmas |
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