garble

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

To make false by mutilation or addition.

The editor garbled the story.

To corrupt; to make unreadable, incomprehensible, or unintelligible.

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

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.

Refuse; rubbish.

Mutilation.

Did not the lady smile upon the garble

Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings.