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vėrti'k|shėm adj (i), adv = vri'kshėm
vėrt|i's| stem for 1st sg pres, pl pres, 2nd & 3rd sg subj, pind < vėrti't·
vėrt|i't· vt 1 to rotate, turn, spin, revolve 2 [Fig] to make [ ] do what one wants: run [ ] around (by the nose) 3 [Fig Colloq Pej] to give [ ] the runaround; use a dodge to go back on [something said] 4 [Fig] to fix up [a matter] by improper means |