1. (

• falsify ,
• distort ,
• garble ,
• warp

) make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story ;

2. (

• twist ,
• twine ,
• distort ,

) form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" ;

3. (

• contort ,
• deform ,
• distort ,
• wring ,

) twist and press out of shape ;

4. (

• tinge ,
• color ,
• colour ,
• distort ,

) affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" ;

5. (

• deform ,
• distort ,
• strain

) alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" ;