distort
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(verb) spoil the appearance of; "The vandals disfigured the statue" |
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Synonyms: disfigure |
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Related Words: change form, change shape, deform, mangle, morph, murder, mutilate |
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(verb) alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" |
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Synonyms: deform, strain |
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Related Words: form, jaundice, shape |
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(verb) make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story |
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Synonyms: falsify, garble, warp |
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Related Words: belie, misrepresent |
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(verb) distort; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case" |
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Synonyms: color |
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Related Words: belie, misrepresent |
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(verb) form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" |
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Synonyms: twist |
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Related Words: change form, change shape, contort, deform, deform, distort, enlace, entangle, entwine, interlace, intertwine, interweave, kink, lace, mat, snarl, spin, tangle, twine, weave, wrench, wring |
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(verb) twist and press out of shape |
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Synonyms: contort, deform, wring |
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Related Words: distort, twist |
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