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
Misrelate and distort are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misrelate" instead a verb "Distort".
Misrelate
Misrelate verb - To change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of.
Usage example: that Hollywood anecdote has been misrelated so many times that at this point no one knows what was actually said
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