"twist someone's words" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: twists someone's words [present, singular, third-person], twisting someone's words [participle, present], twisted someone's words [participle, past], twisted someone's words [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} twist someone's words (third-person singular simple present twists someone's words, present participle twisting someone's words, simple past and past participle twisted someone's words)
  1. To deliberately misconstrue what someone has said; to put words in someone's mouth
    Sense id: en-twist_someone's_words-en-verb-S7W64XdB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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