まげる
N2枉げる
曲げる
[mageru]
Definitions
1.Ichidan verb; transitive verb
to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl
2.Ichidan verb; transitive verb
to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant
3.Ichidan verb; transitive verb
to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
4.Ichidan verb; transitive verb
to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
5.Ichidan verb; transitive verb
to pawn
Example Sentences
信念を枉げてまで従うつもりはない。
I do not intend to comply at the cost of bending my beliefs.
法の精神を枉げるような判決は許されない。
A verdict that distorts the spirit of the law is unacceptable.
彼は圧力に負けて意見を枉げてしまった。
He gave in to pressure and bent his opinion.