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The correct spelling is retort.
How to pronounce retort
/ɹɪˈtɔːt/
nounIPA: /ɹɪˈtɔːt/
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The correct spelling is retort. A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback. For example: "to retort the charge of vanity"
Usage Examples
“to retort the charge of vanity”
“a retorted line”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
- 2.A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
- 3.A airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.
- 4.A pressure cooker
verb
- 1.To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
- 2.To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
- 3.To bend or curve back.
- 4.To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
- 5.To heat in a retort.
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