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distort
To distort is to change something or shape something in a way that changes it from the truth or from what it should be. (verb)
- An example of distort is when you take a quote out of context to make it seem like it has a different meaning from what the speaker really said.
- An example of distort is when you blow up a picture to a really huge size and the image changes as a result.
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