entangle vs distort

entangle and distort both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of entangle include twine, twist.

entangle (verb)	distort (verb)
twist together or entwine into a confusing mass	alter the shape of (something) by stress
entrap	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