Paṭikuṭati [paṭi + kuṭ as in kuṭila, cf. kuc and paṭikujjati] to turn in or over, to bend, cramp or get cramped; figurative to shrink from, to refuse A IV 47 f. (v.l. °kujjati); Miln 297 (pati°; cf. Q.K.M. II 156); Vism 347 (v.l.; Text °kuṭṭati); Dhp-a I 71; II 42. — causative patikoṭṭeti (q.v.). — past participle paṭikuṭita (q.v.). See also paṭilīyati.
(pr, pr) bends away; turns aside (from) [lit.] bends back Construction: pati + kuta + ti