DISTORT

Source: 566, 567

distort. Distort, v.t. to swift, writhe, wrest, misrepresent

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Dis‐tort″ (?), a. [[L. distortus, p. p. of distorquere to twist, distort; dis- + torquere to twist. See Torsion.]] Distorted; misshapen. Her face was ugly and her mouth distort. Spenser.