διαστρέφω — meaning in English
diastrefo
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English meaning
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belie
verb To lie around; encompass.
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distort
verb To twist something out of its normal shape.
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garble
verb To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.
Senses
διαστρέφω is used for these senses in English:
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belie
(transitive) To contradict, to show (something) to be false. [from 17th c.]
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distort
(transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
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garble
To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.
belie — full definition
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verb To lie around; encompass.
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verb To surround; beleaguer.
distort — full definition
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verb To twist something out of its normal shape.
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verb To give a false or misleading version of the truth.
