[dis.tort] vb [L distortus, pp. of distorquere, fr. dis- + torquere to twist--more at torture] vt (ca. 1586) 1: to twist out of the true meaning or proportion "~ed the facts"
2: to twist out of a natural, normal, or original shape or condition "a face ~ed by pain"; also: to cause to be perceived unnaturally "the new lights ~ed colors"
3: pervert ~ vi: to become distorted; also: to cause a twisting from the true, natural, or normal syn see deform -- dis.tort.er n