morph vs distort

morph and distort both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of morph include contort, deform, wring.

morph (verb)	distort (verb)
change shape as via computer animation	alter the shape of (something) by stress
cause to change shape in a computer animation	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