2
cook up(expression, influence, affect, fabricate, modify)
2
curl(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping)
2
damage(verb, break, cut, hurt, ruin)
2
decline(verb, falsify, deform)
2
defile(degrade, smear, debase, taint, scar)
2
deflect
2
demoralize(verb, spoil, corrupt, degrade, debase)
2
despoil(degrade, debase, taint)
2
deteriorate(verb, falsify, deform)
2
distend(verb, damage, twist, swell, weaken)
2
diverge(verb, twist, bend, slope)
2
dress up
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emphasize(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, magnify)
2
enlarge(verb, swell, inflate, falsify, magnify)
2
entwine(twist, encircle, coil)
2
equivocate(verb, promote, fake, plant, twist)
2
exalt(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, magnify)
2
expand(verb, swell, inflate, falsify, magnify)
2
fail(verb, damage, spoil)
2
fib(verb, promote, fake, plant, alter)
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