Obituary. REIMER, James (Jim) CorneliusJuly 21, 1939 - December 3, 2011James (Jim) Cornelius Reimer of Calgary, AB passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 3, 2011 while wintering in Mexico. He was born on July 21, 1939 in Steinbach, Manitoba.
Distort means to twist out of shape. When you look at a tree through a twisting kaleidoscope, you distort its image, making its branches and leaves look wavy and misshapen. Distort is a verb that means to change the shape of something. You can distort pretzel dough by twisting it into the shape of an S instead of a normal pretzel shape. You can also distort, or change, the meaning of something.
2. Debt management practices that distort private vs. government decisions, as well as understate the true interest cost. 1  Debt collateralized by shares of state-owned enterprises (SOE) or other assets. In addition to understating the underlying interest cost, they may distort decisions regarding asset management.