36
misrepresent(verb, adjective, change, give, promote)
33
twist(noun, verb, change, give, ruin)
32
warp(noun, verb, change, give, promote)
27
falsify(verb, change, give, promote, oppose)
25
garble(verb, change, promote, oppose, influence)
24
pervert(noun, verb, change, give, ruin)
24
deform(verb, cut, hurt, ruin, crush)
20
contort(verb, change, cut, hurt, ruin)
18
misinterpret(verb, change, promote, twist, spoil)
17
bend(verb, change, turn, crush, influence)
17
misstate(verb, give, promote, oppose, influence)
16
belie(verb, change, give, promote, oppose)
15
disfigure(verb, change, cut, hurt, ruin)
14
wrench(verb, change, give, force, ruin)
14
colour
14
exaggerate(verb, promote, influence, fake, plant)
14
slant(verb, change, promote, influence, twist)
13
bias(noun, verb, change, cause, influence)
13
color(verb, change, give, promote, oppose)
12
alter(verb, fix, fake, weight, falsify)
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