murder, mutilate, mangle - alter so as to make unrecognizable; "The tourists murdered the French language"

misrepresent, belie - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"

change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form

wring, wrench - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

contort, wring, deform, distort - twist and press out of shape

mat, entangle, snarl, tangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"

interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"

spin - work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"

interweave, weave - interlace by or as it by weaving

morph - change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther"

distort, twist, twine - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"

wring, wrench - twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"

affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"

shape, form - give a shape or form to; "shape the dough"

jaundice - distort adversely; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"