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distortdistort /dɪˈstɔrt/ ●○○ AWL verb ETYMOLOGYdistortOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin distortus, past participle of distorquere to twist out of shape VERB TABLEdistort |
| Present | I, you, we, they | distort | | he, she, it | distorts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | distorted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have distorted | | he, she, it | has distorted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had distorted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will distort | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have distorted |
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| Present | I | am distorting | | he, she, it | is distorting | | you, we, they | are distorting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was distorting | | you, we, they | were distorting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been distorting | | he, she, it | has been distorting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been distorting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be distorting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been distorting |
THESAURUSmake somebody/something different► change to make someone or something become different: How does the president plan to change the tax system? Going to college really changed my life. ► alter to change something so that it is different but not completely different. Alter sounds more formal than change: We had to alter our plans because of the weather. ► adapt to change something so that it can be used in a different way: The chicken recipe can be adapted for vegetarians. ► adjust to make small changes in something in order to improve it. You use adjust about a machine, system, or the way something looks: How do you adjust the volume on the TV? ► modify to make small changes to something in order to improve it and make it more appropriate for a particular purpose: We all modify our speech when speaking to people in authority. ► convert to change something completely so that it has a different form and can be used for a different purpose: The old factory was converted into a restaurant. ► revise to change something in order to improve it by adding new information and correcting mistakes. You use revise about ideas, plans, or pieces of writing: The discovery made them revise their old ideas. I revised the essay after reading my teacher’s comments. ► amend formal to change a law or important document to correct or improve it: The act was amended to protect wildlife. ► reform to change a law, system, organization, etc. so that it is fairer or more effective: The tax code needs to be completely reformed. ► reorganize/restructure to change the way that a system or organization works: The company has been restructured from top to bottom. ► transform to change something completely, especially so that it is much better: They’ve completely transformed the downtown area. ► revolutionize to completely change the way people think or do something. You use revolutionize especially about a new idea or invention: The discovery of penicillin revolutionized medicine. ► twist/distort to deliberately change facts or words, in a way that is not true: He accused reporters of twisting his words. 1 [transitive] disapproving to explain or report information in a way that is incorrect or untrue, or that makes something seem different from what it really is: The movie has clearly distorted historical fact.► see thesaurus at change12[intransitive, transitive] if a sound, shape, or character distorts, or someone distorts it, it changes so that it is strange, unclear, or difficult to recognize: The intense heat had distorted the building’s steel supports. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin distortus, past participle of distorquere to twist out of shape]—distorted adjective: a badly distorted TV picture—distortion /dɪˈstɔrʃən/ noun [uncountable] |