Retort vs Remort - What's the difference?
retort | remort |
A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
*{{quote-book, year=1905, author=
, title=
, chapter=1 To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
* Milton
To bend or curve back.
* Southey
To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.
* Shakespeare
(chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
:* 1893', A large curved ' retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Naval Treaty’ (Norton 2005, p.670)
A container in which material is subjected to high temperatures]] as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and [[forge, forging of metal.
(Internet, multi-user dungeons) To start over as a beginner-level character (though sometimes keeping experience points and acquired items).
* 1996 , "Stefan Rensing", [ANNOUNCE] MULTI MUD, Germany'' (on newsgroup ''de.alt.mud )
* 2000 , "Glenn", AD: [smaug] Snowdens Revenge is ready to Rock'' (on newsgroup ''rec.games.mud.announce )
As verbs the difference between retort and remort
is that retort is to say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation while remort is to start over as a beginner-level character (though sometimes keeping experience points and acquired items).As a noun retort
is a sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.retort
English
(wikipedia retort)Etymology 1
From (etyl) retortus, from .Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)citation, passage=“It is a pity,” he retorted with aggravating meekness, “that they do not use a little common sense. The case resembles that of Columbus' ?egg, and is every bit as simple. […]”}}
- to retort the charge of vanity
- And with retorted scorn his back he turned.
- a retorted line
- With retorted head, pruned themselves as they floated.
- As when his virtues, shining upon others, / Heat them and they retort that heat again / To the first giver.
Synonyms
* (sharp reply) comeback, rejoinder, back answerEtymology 2
From (etyl) retorte.Noun
(en noun)Anagrams
* English reporting verbsremort
English
Verb
(en verb)- After remorting you can choose your 2. class (we have 4x4 = 16 classes all in all).
- Once remorted they are then on the road to becoming a Hero or Legend within the world. Unlike most other remort systems, our(SIC) assigns experience to each selected class.