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retort (v.)
1550s, from Latin
retortus
, past participle of
retorquere
"turn back," from
re-
"back" (see
re-
) +
torquere
"to twist" (see
thwart
). Related:
Retorted
;
retorting
. The noun is c.1600, from the verb.
