contort
VerbWordNet 3.0
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Contort \Con*tort"\, v. t. [L. contortus, p. p. of contorquere to twist; con- + torquere to twist. See Torture.] To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to distort; to wrest. [1913 Webster]
The vertebral arteries are variously contorted. --Ray. [1913 Webster]
Kant contorted the term category from the proper meaning of attributed. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]