verb

verstellen

rearrange · disguise · shift · adjust

Etwas anders einstellen oder einen Weg blockieren. Auch: sich anders zeigen, als man wirklich ist.

The verb verstellen has three primary meanings depending on the context:

To obstruct or block: To place something in a way that blocks a path or a view (e.g., blocking a doorway or obstructing someone's line of sight).
To adjust or shift: To move or change the setting of a mechanism, such as a seat, a mirror, or a dial, to a different position.
To disguise or feign: To change one's appearance, voice, or behavior to hide one's true identity or feelings. This is often used in the reflexive form sich verstellen (to pretend or to put on an act).

Grammar: It is a separable verb (ich verstelle, du verstellst, er verstellt). In the past tense, it is verstellte, and the past participle is verstellt.
Word origin: It is derived from the prefix ver- (indicating a change, error, or obstruction) and the verb stellen (to place or put). The combination signifies "placing something elsewhere" or "placing something wrongly/to obstruct."