terça-feira, 1 de maio de 2012

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skew   Audio Pronunciation   /ˈskju:/   verb [with object]
(distorcer)
 
inflected formsskews; skewed; skewing
 
MEANING
 
1 : to change (something) so that it is not true or accurate • They were accused of skewing the facts to fit their theory. • A few unusual cases may have skewed the data. [=may have made the data show something that is not normal or typical]
 
2 : to make (something) favor a particular group of people in a way that is unfair • He accused them of skewing the rules in their favor.— usually used as (beskewed; usually followed by toward • The tax cuts are skewed toward the wealthy.
 

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