retorque

Etymology

re- +‎ torque

Verb

retorque (third-person singular simple present retorques, present participle retorquing, simple past and past participle retorqued)

1. (transitive) To torque again or anew.
   • 2009 July 26, Scott Sturgis, “The Ghost in the Infiniti”, in New York Times‎:

     In T.S.B. 09-028 issued on May 2, Honda says the noise, which comes at slow speeds, may be from incorrectly torqued mounting bolts, which need to be retorqued.

Verb

retorquē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of retorqueō

Verb

retorque

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of retorquir
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of retorquir