искажать — meaning in English
iskazhat
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English meaning
- belie verb To lie around; encompass.
- contort verb To twist in a violent manner.
- distort verb To twist something out of its normal shape.
- falsify verb To alter information dishonestly, usually to deceive someone.
- 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.
- mangle verb To damage something badly by crushing, tearing, or cutting it out of shape.
- tamper verb To interfere with something in an unauthorized or harmful way.
- twist verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.
- warp noun A twist or distortion out of the normal or original shape.
- wry adjective Dryly humorous, often in a way that shows you know a situation is awkward or difficult; ironic.
Senses
искажать is used for these senses in English:
- belie (transitive) To give a false representation of. [from 17th c.]
- contort (intransitive) To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.
- distort (transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
- distort (transitive) To give a false or misleading account of; pervert.
- falsify To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.
- garble To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.
- mangle (transitive) To change, mutilate, or disfigure by cutting, tearing, rearranging, etc.
- tamper (intransitive) To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).
belie — full definition
- verb To lie around; encompass.
- verb To surround; beleaguer.
contort — full definition
- verb To twist in a violent manner.
- verb To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.