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1 Retort
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Retort
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subs.Defence: P. ἀπολογία, ἡ.In answer to, prep.: P. and V. πρός (acc.).Send an answer by letter: P. ἐπιστολὴν ἀντεπιτιθέναι (Thuc. 1, 129).The answer to the letter was as follows: P. ἀντεγέγραπτο τάδε (Thuc. 1, 129).——————v. trans.P. and V. ἀποκρίνεσθαι (Eur., Supp. 516, Bacch. 1272), ἀντιλίγειν, ἀντειπεῖν, V. ἀνταυδᾶν, ἀντιφωνεῖν, ἀμείβεσθαι, ἀνταμείβεσθαι.Retort: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν.Of an oracle: P. and V. χρῆν, ἀναιρεῖν.Answer a knock: P. ὑπακούειν (absol. or dat. of pers.).Suit: P. and V. ἁρμόζειν (dat.).Answer for: see Guarantee.Answer to: see correspond to.Resemble: P. and V. ὁμοιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἐξομοιοῦσθαι (dat.).Obey: P. and V. πείθεσθαι (dat.).Bid him sail home to answer the charges the city brought against him: P. κελεύειν ἀποπλεῖν εἰς ἀπολογίαν ὼν ἡ πόλις ἐνεκάλει (Thuc. 6, 53). V. intrans.Succeed: P. and V. εὖ χωρεῖν, προχωρεῖν, ὀρθοῦσθαι, κατορθοῦν (or pass.), εὖ φέρεσθαι, καλῶς φέρεσθαι.Turn out: P. and V. ἐκβαίνειν, P. ἀποβαίνειν; see turn out.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Answer
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v. intrans.P. and V. ἀποκρίνεσθαι (Eur., Supp. 516; Bacch. 1272), ἀντιλέγειν, ἀντειπεῖν, V. ἀνταυδᾶν, ἀντιφωνεῖν, ἀμείβεσθαι, ἀνταμείβεσθαι.Reply on behalf of another: Ar. ὑπεραποκρίνεσθαι (gen.).Retort: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν.——————subs.Defence: P. ἀπολογία, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Reply
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retort n — retort v … English expressions
Retort — Re*tort , n. [See {Retort}, v. t.] 1. The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response. [1913 Webster] This is called the retort courteous. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. [F … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Retort — Re*tort , v. t. [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}, n., 2.] 1. To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
retort — Ⅰ. retort [1] ► VERB ▪ say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation. ► NOUN ▪ a sharp or witty reply. ORIGIN Latin retorquere twist back . Ⅱ. retort [2] … English terms dictionary
retort — vb rejoin, reply, *answer, respond retort n rejoinder, answer, reply, response (see under ANSWER vb 1) Analogous words: *retaliation, reprisal, revenge: repartee (see WIT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
retort — [n] snappy answer antiphon, back answer, back talk, comeback, cooler, counter, crack*, gag*, jape, jest, joke, lip*, parting shot*, quip, rejoinder, repartee, reply, reprisal, respond, response, retaliation, return, revenge, riposte, sally,… … New thesaurus
Retort — Re*tort , v. i. To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Retort — Retort. См. Реторта. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
retort — I verb answer, answer back, come back, counter, countercharge, counterclaim, make a rebuttal, parry, rebut, rejoin, replicate, reply, requite, respond, respondere, return, riposte, say in reply, snap back, surrebut, surrejoin II index answer… … Law dictionary
retort — (v.) 1550s, from L. retortus, pp. of retorquere turn back, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + torquere to twist (see THWART (Cf. thwart)). The noun is c.1600, from the verb … Etymology dictionary
retort — retort1 [ri tôrt′] vt. [< L retortus, pp. of retorquere, to twist back < re , back + torquere, to twist: see TORT] 1. to turn (an insult, epithet, deed, etc.) back upon the person from whom it came 2. to answer (an argument, etc.) in kind 3 … English World dictionary