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}
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"expansion": "Latin distortum",
"name": "bor"
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"2": "distorqueō",
"3": "",
"4": "to twist, torture, distort"
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"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin distortum, past participle of distorqueō (“to twist, torture, distort”).",
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{
"form": "distorts",
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"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "distorting",
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{
"form": "distorted",
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"ref": "1902, Hilaire Belloc, The Path to Rome",
"text": "This she did with the utmost politeness, though cold by race, and through her politeness ran a sense of what the Teutons call Duty, which would once have repelled me; but I have wandered over a great part of the world and I know it now to be a distorted kind of virtue.",
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"To bring something out of shape, to misshape."
],
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"(transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape."
],
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"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "deform"
}
],
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"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "yoshawweh",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "يشوّه"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izkrivjavam",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "изкривявам"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "deformiram",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "деформирам"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "deformar"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wāiqū",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "歪曲"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "forvrænge"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "vervormen"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "tordi"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "distordi"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "vääristää"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "vääntää"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "déformer"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "distordre"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "deformar"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "distorsionar"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "distorcer"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "verzerren"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paramorfóno",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "παραμορφώνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diastrevlóno",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "διαστρεβλώνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diastréfo",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "διαστρέφω"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "torzít"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "eltorzít"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "cuir as a chuma"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "athchum"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "cam"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "fiar"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "deformare"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"alt": "ゆがめる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yugameru",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "歪める"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"alt": "まげる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mageru",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "曲げる"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "thvəəʼaoykhohpiiphiəpdaəm",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "ធ្វើអោយខុសពីភាពដើម"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "distorqueō"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "kōrori"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "kōrorirori"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "whakariroi"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "whakarori"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "whakahawe"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "whakaparori"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "forvrenge"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "fordreie"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "tōwrīþan"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "atolian"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "unwlitigian"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "āwemman"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"note": "of objects",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zniekształcać"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"note": "of objects",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zniekształcić"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"note": "of sounds",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "przesterowywać"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"note": "of sounds",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "przesterować"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "distorcer"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "deformar"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskažátʹ",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "искажа́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskazítʹ",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "искази́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskrivljátʹ",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "искривля́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskrivítʹ",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "искриви́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izgibátʹ",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "изгиба́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izognútʹ",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "изогну́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "deformar"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "distorsionar"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "förvränga"
},
{
"_dis1": "97 2 1",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "kitoide"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To become misshapen."
],
"id": "en-distort-en-verb--cVXOpzs",
"links": [
[
"misshapen",
"misshapen"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, ergative) To become misshapen."
],
"tags": [
"ergative",
"intransitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "5 94 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become misshapen",
"word": "vääristyä"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 94 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become misshapen",
"word": "vääntyä"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 94 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to become misshapen",
"word": "deformar"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 94 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become misshapen",
"word": "torzul"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 94 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become misshapen",
"word": "eltorzul"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 94 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to become misshapen",
"word": "pakoki"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 94 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to become misshapen",
"word": "deformar"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "In their articles, journalists sometimes distort the truth."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To give a false or misleading account of"
],
"id": "en-distort-en-verb-niYDolf5",
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To give a false or misleading account of"
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "təhrif etmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izopačavam",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "изопачавам"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "tergiversar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "distorsionar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "forvrænge"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "verdraaien"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "vervalsen"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "misprezenti"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "vääristää"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "vääristellä"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "déformer"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "terxiversar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "distorsionar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "distorcer"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "desvirtuar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "verzerren"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diastrevlóno",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "διαστρεβλώνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "torzít"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "csúsztat"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "eltorzít"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "elferdít"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "meghamisít"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "cuir as a ríocht"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "cuir cor i"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "cuir casadh i"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "distorcere"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"alt": "ゆがめる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yugameru",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "歪める"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑɑngkhouctrŭəngtriəy",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "បង្ខូចទ្រង់ទ្រាយ"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "vaḷaccoṭikkuka",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "വളച്ചൊടിക്കുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "whakariro"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "aweke"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "forvrenge"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "wypaczać"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "distorcer"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskažátʹ",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "искажа́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskazítʹ",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "искази́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izvraščátʹ",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "извраща́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izvratítʹ",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "изврати́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "tergiversar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 91",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "distorsionar"
},
{
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"word": "παραμορφώνω"
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{
"code": "wa",
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"sense": "to bring something out of shape",
"word": "kitoide"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to become misshapen",
"word": "vääristyä"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to become misshapen",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become misshapen",
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to become misshapen",
"word": "pakoki"
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{
"code": "es",
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{
"code": "az",
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"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "təhrif etmək"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izopačavam",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "изопачавам"
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{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "tergiversar"
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{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "distorsionar"
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{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "forvrænge"
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to give false account of",
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "vervalsen"
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{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "misprezenti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "vääristää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "vääristellä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "déformer"
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{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "terxiversar"
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{
"code": "gl",
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"word": "distorsionar"
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{
"code": "gl",
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{
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "desvirtuar"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "verzerren"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "diastrevlóno",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "διαστρεβλώνω"
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"code": "hu",
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{
"code": "hu",
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"word": "csúsztat"
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{
"code": "hu",
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{
"code": "hu",
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"word": "elferdít"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "meghamisít"
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{
"code": "ga",
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"word": "cuir as a ríocht"
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "cuir cor i"
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "cuir casadh i"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "distorcere"
},
{
"alt": "ゆがめる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yugameru",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "歪める"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑɑngkhouctrŭəngtriəy",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "បង្ខូចទ្រង់ទ្រាយ"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "vaḷaccoṭikkuka",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "വളച്ചൊടിക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "whakariro"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "aweke"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "forvrenge"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "wypaczać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "distorcer"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskažátʹ",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "искажа́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskazítʹ",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "искази́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izvraščátʹ",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "извраща́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izvratítʹ",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "изврати́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "tergiversar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "distorsionar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "desvirtuar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"word": "förvränga"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spotvorjuvaty",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "спотворювати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spotvoryty",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "спотворити"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vykryvljaty",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "викривляти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vykryvyty",
"sense": "to give false account of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "викривити"
}
],
"word": "distort"
}
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"English adjectives",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English terms borrowed from Latin",
"English terms derived from Latin",
"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *terkʷ-",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English verbs",
"Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)t",
"Rhymes:English/ɔː(ɹ)t/2 syllables"
],
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"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*terkʷ-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "distortum"
},
"expansion": "Latin distortum",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "distorqueō",
"3": "",
"4": "to twist, torture, distort"
},
"expansion": "distorqueō (“to twist, torture, distort”)",
"name": "m"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "more distort",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most distort",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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"args": {},
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"name": "en-adj"
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],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses"
],
"glosses": [
"Distorted; misshapen."
],
"links": [
[
"Distorted",
"distorted"
],
[
"misshapen",
"misshapen"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) Distorted; misshapen."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/dɪˈstɔɹt/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/dɪˈstɔːt/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)t"
},
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e9/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-distort.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-distort.wav.mp3",
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"word": "distort"
}
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