distort vs bear on

distort and bear on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distort	No	No	Yes	No
bear on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bear on is a hypernym of distort; that is, bear on is a word with a broader meaning than distort:

Other hypernyms of distort include affect, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on.

distort (verb)	bear on (verb)
alter the shape of (something) by stress	have an effect upon
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story	press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
affect as in thought or feeling	be relevant to
twist and press out of shape	keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
form into a spiral shape