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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

  1. verb To lie around; encompass.
  2. verb To surround; beleaguer.

contort — full definition

  1. verb To twist in a violent manner.
  2. verb To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.

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