The Collaborative International Dictionary
tTorturing
torture \tor"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. tortured (t[^o]r"t[-u]rd; 135); p. pr. & vb. n. tTorturing.] [Cf. F. Torturer. ]
To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex.
To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture an accused person.
--Shak.To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort.
--Jar. Taylor.-
To keep on the stretch, as a bow. [Obs.]
The bow tortureth the string.
--Bacon.