belie vs distort

belie and distort both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
belie	No	No	Yes	No
distort	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, distort is a hyponym of belie; that is, distort is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than belie:

Other hyponyms of belie include sentimentalise, sentimentalize, falsify, garble, warp, affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham.

belie (verb)	distort (verb)
represent falsely	alter the shape of (something) by stress
be in contradiction with	make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
	affect as in thought or feeling
	twist and press out of shape
	form into a spiral shape