3
color(verb, promote, fake, twist, alter)
3
embroider(verb, promote, fake, twist, alter)
3
gloss(verb, fake, alter, counterfeit, fabricate)
3
misconstrue
3
mistake(verb, misinterpret)
3
mistranslate
3
overstate(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, misrepresent)
3
pirate
2
adulterate(verb, promote, fake, twist, alter)
2
blow out of proportion(verb, expression, idiom, fabricate, inflate)
2
boast(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort)
2
boost(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort)
2
brag(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort)
2
confuse(verb, misinterpret)
2
cook up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fabricate, inflate)
2
corrupt(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort)
2
deform(verb, misinterpret)
2
disguise
2
dress up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, fake, alter)
2
embellish(verb, promote, twist, lie, color)
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