Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl
少年は考えを曲げなかった。The boy persisted in his opinion. to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant
to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
to pawn
Also written 枉げる【まげる】