| spring(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping) |
| varnish |
| abase(verb, degrade, debase, taint, pervert) |
| aggrandize(verb, exaggerate, overestimate) |
| alloy(spoil, corrupt, deprave) |
| bastardize(verb, twist, degrade, debase, taint) |
| blot(verb, ruin, damage, spoil, blemish) |
| blow out of proportion(expression, idiom, fabricate, inflate, falsify) |
| blow smoke |
| blur(verb, mark, ruin, damage, obscure) |
| boast(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, magnify) |
| boost(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, magnify) |
| botch(verb, fail, damage, blow, spoil) |
| brag(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, magnify) |
| build up(verb, expression, promote, twist, confuse) |
| butcher(verb, hurt, ruin, crush, fail) |
| change form(expression, idiom) |
| cloud(verb, obscure, confuse, muddle, shadow) |
| conceal(verb, oppose, obscure, deceive, deny) |
| contaminate(degrade, debase, taint) |