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  • distort the meaning — I verb belie, bias, contort, deform, distort, falsify, garble, interpret incorrectly, manipulate, misapply, misapprehend, miscolor, misconceive, misconstrue, misdirect, misinterpret, misjudge, misread, misrender, misreport, misstate, mistranslate …   Law dictionary

  • strain the truth — index distort, perjure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • distort — I verb bend, camouflage, caricature, change out of recognition, change the face of, conceal, contort, corrupt, deform, disguise, disproportion, dissemble, distorquere, exaggerate, falsify, give a false idea, give a false impression, give a… …   Law dictionary

  • distort — UK US /dɪˈstɔːt/ verb [T] ► to change something from its original, natural, or intended meaning, condition, or shape, especially in a negative way: »Governments are able to maintain discriminatory procurement practices which significantly distort …   Financial and business terms

  • palter with the truth — index distort Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • distort — 01. When people talk about an argument they had, they usually [distort] the truth a bit to make it look like it wasn t their fault. 02. Our television reception is really bad, so the image is quite [distorted]. 03. There s something wrong with… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • distort — verb a) To bring something out of shape. In their articles, journalists sometimes distort the truth. b) To become misshapen. See Also: distorted, distortion …   Wiktionary

  • Truth in Science — is a United Kingdom based organization which promotes the Teach the Controversy campaign. [ Teaching the controversy is, of course, also related to the required teaching on Variation, inheritance and evolution under topic Sc2 Life processes and… …   Wikipedia

  • The Canonization — is a poem written by metaphysical poet John Donne. First published in 1633, the poem exemplifies Donne s wit and irony [Unger, Leonard. Donne s Poetry and Modern Criticism. Henry Regnery Company, 1950. 26 30.] . It is addressed to one friend from …   Wikipedia

  • truth — n. 1) to ascertain, elicit, establish, find; face, face up to; search for, seek the truth 2) to reveal; tell the truth 3) to distort, stretch the truth 4) the absolute, cold, gospel, naked, plain, sober, unvarnished truth 5) the awful; bitter;… …   Combinatory dictionary

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