garble
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transitive verb \ˈgär-bəl\gar·bledgar·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\
Definition of GARBLE
1
archaic : cull 1
2
: to sift impurities from
3
a : to so alter or distort as to create a wrong impression or change the meaning <garble a story> b : to introduce textual error into (a message) by inaccurate encipherment, transmission, or decipherment
— gar·bler \-b(ə-)lər\ noun
Examples of GARBLE
- <the candidate complained that his views had been deliberately garbled by his opponent>
- <garbled spices are less likely to contaminate a recipe>
Origin of GARBLE
Middle English garbelen, from Old Italian garbellare to sift, from Arabic gharbala, from Late Latin cribellare, from cribellum sieve; akin to Latin cernere to sift — more at certain
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to GARBLE
2garble
nounDefinition of GARBLE
1
: the impurities removed from spices in sifting
2
: an act or an instance of garbling
First Known Use of GARBLE
1502
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