- 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.
- The announcement was completely garbled.
- 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.obsolete
- to garble spices
garble
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Level C2GRE
- 1
Confused or unintelligible speech.countableuncountable
- 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.countableobsoleteuncountable
- 3
Mutilation.countableobsoleteuncountable
- Did not the lady smile upon the garble
- 4
Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings.countableobsoleteuncountable