| misuse(noun, spoil, corrupt, deprave) |
| obscure(verb, hide, conceal) |
| pretend(verb, act, create, fake, counterfeit) |
| simulate(verb, create, fake, suggest, pretend) |
| snow(verb, change, information, promote, fake) |
| torture(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive) |
| trump up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, change, oppose) |
| blow out of proportion(expression, idiom, fabricate, inflate, falsify) |
| boast(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort) |
| boost(verb, fabricate, inflate, falsify, distort) |
| con(verb, cover, promote, alter, deceive) |
| concoct(verb, promote, favor, create, fake) |
| contort(verb, change, fake, twist, alter) |
| cook up(verb, expression, influence, affect, fabricate) |
| cover(verb, confuse, hide, conceal, dim) |
| delude(verb, information, promote, fake, cheat) |
| deprave(verb, twist, spoil, corrupt, distort) |
| dissimulate(verb, promote, fake, deceive, phony) |
| dodge |
| dress up |