искриви́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• distort verb To twist something out of its normal shape.
• 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

искриви́ть is used for these senses in English:

• distort (transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
• garble To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.

distort — full definition

1. verb To twist something out of its normal shape.
2. verb To give a false or misleading version of the truth.

garble — full definition

1. verb To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.
2. verb To make false by mutilation or addition.
3. verb To corrupt; to make unreadable, incomprehensible, or unintelligible.
4. verb To sift or bolt; to separate the fine or valuable parts of (something) from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt.

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