Romanian

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Etymology

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From des- +‎ toarce (or întoarce), possibly corresponding to Latin distorqueō, distorquēre (through a Vulgar Latin root *distorcere).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /des.ˈto̯ar.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -art͡ʃe
  • Hyphenation: des‧toar‧ce

Verb

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a destoarce (third-person singular present destoarce, past participle destors) 3rd conj.

  1. (obsolete, rare, regional, popular) (used with the dative of the reflexive pronoun) to compensate, make up for, or make amends for a wrongdoing or harm[1]
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