| Retort (retort) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Re*tort" |
| [imp. & p.
p. Retorted] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Retorting.] [L. retortus, p. p. of retorquere]
pref. re- re- + torquere to turn twist. See
Torsion, and cf. Retort |
To bend or curve back; as, a retorted
line.
To throw back; to reverberate; to
reflect.
To return, as an argument, accusation,
censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of
vanity.
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| Retort (retort) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Re*tort" |
|
To return an
argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.
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| Retort (retort) |
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| n. | |
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| Re*tort" |
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The return of, or
reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or
witticism; a quick and witty or severe response.
A vessel in which substances are subjected to
distillation or decomposition by heat. It is made of different forms
and materials for different uses, as a bulb of glass with a curved
beak to enter a receiver for general chemical operations, or a
cylinder or semicylinder of cast iron for the manufacture of gas in
gas works.
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