Distort
Distort verb - To change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.
Usage example: the coach's message was so distorted after passing through so many people that it was unintelligible
Decipher
Decipher verb - To change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language.
Common collocations
| time | distort time | decipher time |
| characters | distort characters | decipher characters |
| words | distort words | decipher words |
| information | distort information | decipher information |
| Other words: actions, web, audio, video, spells. | ||
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