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distorting
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Distorting
(gcide) | Distort \Dis*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distorted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Distorting.]
1. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside
physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body.
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Whose face was distorted with pain. --Thackeray.
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2. To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to
twist aside mentally or morally.
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Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and
distort the understandings of men. --Tillotson.
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3. To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort
passages of Scripture, or their meaning.
Syn: To twist; wrest; deform; pervert.
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Distorting
(gcide) | Distort \Dis*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distorted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Distorting.]
1. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside
physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body.
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Whose face was distorted with pain. --Thackeray.
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2. To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to
twist aside mentally or morally.
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Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and
distort the understandings of men. --Tillotson.
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3. To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort
passages of Scripture, or their meaning.
Syn: To twist; wrest; deform; pervert.
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