torturar

== Asturian == === Etymology === From tortura +‎ -ar. === Verb === torturar (first-person singular indicative present torturo, past participle torturáu) to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims) ==== Conjugation ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === From tortura +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [tur.tuˈɾa] IPA(key): (Balearic) [tor.tuˈɾa] IPA(key): (Valencia) [toɾ.tuˈɾaɾ] Rhymes: -a(ɾ) === Verb === torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturí, past participle torturat) to torture ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== torturador === Further reading === “torturar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “torturar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “torturar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “torturar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Etymology === From tortura +‎ -ar. === Verb === torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturei, past participle torturado) to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== torturador === Further reading === “torturar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “torturar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From tortura (“torture”) +‎ -ar, from Latin tortūra (“twisting; torture”), from torqueō (“to twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tor‧tu‧rar === Verb === torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturei, past participle torturado) to torture (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims) Synonyms: afligir, atormentar, supliciar (figurative) to cause angst Synonym: angustiar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “torturar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “torturar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From tortura +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toɾtuˈɾaɾ/ [t̪oɾ.t̪uˈɾaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: tor‧tu‧rar === Verb === torturar (first-person singular present torturo, first-person singular preterite torturé, past participle torturado) (transitive) to torture ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “torturar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025