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 Re·tort v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Retorting.]
 1. To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line.
    With retorted head, pruned themselves as they floated.   --Southey.
 2. To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
 As when his virtues, shining upon others,
 Heat them and they retort that heat again
 To the first giver.   --Shak.
 3. To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity.
    And with retorted scorn his back he turned.   --Milton.