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garble
/ˈɡɑː(ɹ)bəl/
verb 4noun 4
Collocations
3VERB + GARBLE
smile
GARBLE + NOUN
quotation, static
PREP.
upon
Definitions
verb
1
To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.
to garble a quotation
to garble an account
2
To make false by mutilation or addition.
The editor garbled the story.
3
To corrupt; to make unreadable, incomprehensible, or unintelligible.
4
To sift or bolt; to separate the fine or valuable parts of (something) from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt.
to garble spices
noun
1
Confused or unintelligible speech.
The FCC says it decided to attempt standardization of VHF receivers after getting "thousands of complaints" from disgruntled boatmen who found their sets brought in mostly a lot of garble and static.
2
Refuse; rubbish.
3
Mutilation.
Did not the lady smile upon the garble
4
Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
501
to garble a quotation
Wiktionary02
to garble an account
Wiktionary03
In a word, as the whole relation is carefully garbled of all the levity and looseness that was in it, so it all applied, and with the utmost care, to virtuous and religious uses. None can, without bei
Wiktionary04
The FCC says it decided to attempt standardization of VHF receivers after getting "thousands of complaints" from disgruntled boatmen who found their sets brought in mostly a lot of garble and static.
Wiktionary05
Did not the lady smile upon the garble
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