distort vs intertwine

distort and intertwine both are verbs.

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

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

distort (verb)	intertwine (verb)
alter the shape of (something) by stress	spin, wind, or twist together
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story	make a loop in
affect as in thought or feeling	make lacework by knotting or looping
twist and press out of shape
form into a spiral shape