Distort vs Forshape - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between distort and forshape

is that distort is to bring something out of shape while forshape is to metamorphose; change the shape of; transform.

is (obsolete) distorted; misshapen.

(en verb)

To bring something out of shape.

(ergative) To become misshapen.

To give a false or misleading account of

In their articles, journalists sometimes distort the truth.

* distorter

(en adjective)

(obsolete) distorted; misshapen

* Spenser

Her face was ugly and her mouth distort .

To metamorphose; change the shape of; transform.

Unkindelich he was transformed, That he which erst a man was formed, Into a woman was forshape[n] . ? Gower.

To put out of shape; distort; make misshapen; disfigure.