| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bend, distort |
| Synonyms: | bastardize, brutalize, color, contort, corrupt, crook, curve, debase, debauch, deform, deprave, deviate, misrepresent, misshape, pervert, swerve, torture, turn, twist, vitiate, wind |
| Notes: | the warp are parallel strands; strands threaded over and under are weft or woof |
| Antonyms: | straighten |
| Main Entry: | bestialize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | brutalize |
| Synonyms: | abuse, animalize, bastardize, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, demoralize, deprave |
| Main Entry: | brutalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | corrupt |
| Synonyms: | animalize, coarsen, debase, debauch, dehumanize, demoralize, deprave, harden, pervert, vitiate, warp |