Distort
Distort, falsify, complicate, obscure, confuse, slant, garble, warp, misrelate, bend, mask, camouflage, lie, misspeak, veil, mystify, equivocate, prevaricate, mix (up), fib, misstate, misinterpret, pervert, twist, cook, censor, color, fudge, mistake, disguise, dissemble, mistranslate, whitewash, belie, misdescribe, gloss (over), confound, bowdlerize, and palter.
Conceal
Example Sentences of Misrepresent
Quoting out of context can misrepresent someone’s words.
The guidebook does not misrepresent the city’s charm.
The ad could misrepresent the product’s safety.
He did not mean to misrepresent the facts.
The brochure might misrepresent the hotel’s size.
The translation might misrepresent the poet’s intent.
Changing the contract may misrepresent the agreement.
The witness tried to misrepresent the event.
Misrepresenting income on a loan is fraud.