Distort and Illuminate

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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
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Illuminate is an antonym for distort.
Nearby Words: distortion, distorting, distorter

Illuminate

Illuminate verb - To supply with light.
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Synonyms for Illuminate
Antonyms for Illuminate
Distort is an antonym for illuminate.
Nearby Words: illumination, illumine, illuminating, illumined, illuminative
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Common collocations

truth distort truth illuminate truth
fact distort fact illuminate fact
room distort room illuminate room
face distort face illuminate face
Other words: features, screen, world.
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