Verbs

(v)falsify, distort, garble, warpmake false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
(v)twist, twine, distortform into a spiral shape“The cord is all twisted”
(v)contort, deform, distort, wringtwist and press out of shape
(v)tinge, color, colour, distortaffect as in thought or feeling“My personal feelings color my judgment in this case”, “The sadness tinged his life”
(v)deform, distort, strainalter the shape of (something) by stress“His body was deformed by leprosy”