torture

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Derived terms 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Verb 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 4 Spanish 4.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

See -tort

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)tʃə(r)

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torture (plural tortures)

1. Intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony.

   Using large dogs to attack bound, hand-cuffed prisoners is clearly torture.

   In every war there are acts of torture that cause the world to shudder.

   People confess to anything under torture.

2. (chiefly literary) The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.

   Every time she says 'goodbye' it is torture!

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to torture (third-person singular simple present tortures, present participle torturing, simple past and past participle tortured)

1. (transitive) To intentionally inflict pain or suffering on (someone).

   People who torture often have sadistic tendencies.

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• torturer

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torture

1. First-person singular present indicative of torturer.
2. Third-person singular present indicative of torturer.
3. First-person singular present subjunctive of torturer.
4. Third-person singular present subjunctive of torturer.
5. Second-person singular imperative of torturer.

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torture f.

1. Plural form of tortura.

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torture (infinitive: torturar)

1. formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of torturar.
2. first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of torturar.
3. formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of torturar.
4. third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of torturar.