distinguish
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~ make conspicuous or noteworthy
distort
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~ twist and press out of shape
distort
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~ make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
distort
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~ alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
distort
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~ affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
distort
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~ form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
distract
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~ draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
distract
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~ disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
distrain
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~ legally take something in place of a debt payment
distrain
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~ confiscate by distress
distress
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~ cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
distress
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~ bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
distribute
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~ give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
distribute
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~ spread throughout a given area; "the function distributes the values evenly"
distribute
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~ cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
distribute
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~ administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
distribute
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~ be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values distribute"
distribute
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~ be mathematically distributive
distribute
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~ to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"